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Release date is 2006-09-09

Locomotion in the twentieth century -- The probable diffusion of great cities -- Developing social elements -- Certain social reactions -- The life-history of democracy -- War in the twentieth century -- The conflict of languages -- The larger synthesis -- Faith, morals, and public policy in the twentieth century.

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"Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" by H.G. Wells is a work of social prophecy published in 1901. At thirty-four, Wells predicted how technological revolution would transform twentieth-century society. He forecast the rise of motor vehicles, suburban sprawl, and shifting class structures. Wells envisioned new forms of warfare, the obsolescence of democracy, and the emergence of a scientifically trained governing class. His predictions proved remarkably prescient, though his social philosophy remains controversial. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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