A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist (Registro nro. 89513)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | CB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Russell, T. Baron |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2015 |
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| General note | Release date is 2015-04-09 |
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| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project<br/>Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously<br/>made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist" by T. Baron Russell is a speculative work that examines future advancements in science and technology, written in the early 20th century. The author envisions the trajectory of mechanical invention and scientific discovery, focusing on their potential impacts on moral and social progress. This optimistic exploration offers a forward-looking perspective, anticipating significant improvements in both material conditions and ethical standards of future societies. The opening of the book sets the stage for Russell's optimistic vision, where he reflects on the rapid advancements made during the 19th century and projects that the coming century will witness even greater acceleration. He discusses how the progression of technology will not only reshape the physical world but also the moral constitution of humanity itself. Russell emphasizes the interconnectedness of material achievements and moral development, suggesting that as society evolves technologically, so too will human ethics and perspectives on issues such as war, population growth, and domestic living conditions. The beginning prepares readers for a thought-provoking analysis on the interplay between innovation and morality, offering a hopeful lens through which to view the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Twentieth century -- Forecasts |
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| Uncontrolled term | Forecasting |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48674">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48674</a> |
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