Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

About this film

LibriVox recording of Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast by George Sutherland. Read by LibriVox Volunteers This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power, transportation, agriculture, mining, domestic applications, electronic devices, warfare, music, art, and news. Many have come to pass. All of them provide an interesting look into how the next century was imagined and what challenges were anticipated for the progress of society. (Summary by A. Gramour) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B audio book (185mb)

Directors & creators

George Sutherland

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; nonfiction; futurist technology forecasts;1901;

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