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100 1 _aGrimshaw, Robert,
_d1850-1941
245 1 0 _aFifty years hence: or, What may be in 1943 :
_bA prophecy supposed to be based on scientific deductions by an improved graphical method
246 1 _a50 years hence: or, What may be in 1943 A prophecy supposed to be based on scientific deductions by an improved graphical method
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-15
508 _aCharlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Fifty Years Hence: or, What may be in 1943" by Robert Grimshaw is a prophetic work that can be categorized as a speculative fiction publication written in the early 1890s. The book explores predictions concerning future societal, scientific, and technological advancements that might take place fifty years hence, specifically aiming to envision the world as it could be in 1943. It employs a graphical method of deduction to propose a detailed and fantastical future. Through the narrative, the protagonist, Roger Brathwaite, an advanced thinker, shares his vision of a transformed world that thrives on electricity and scientific breakthroughs. The story is structured as a continuous prophecy, presenting a vivid picture of daily life, governance, technological improvements, and cultural advancements in 1943. Brathwaite predicts innovations in communication, transportation, sanitation, and social structures, highlighting themes of progress and the betterment of human life through science. As the tale unfolds, it encapsulates both the excitement and the potential disillusionment of a future shaped by unforeseen changes and challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Practical Publishing Company, 1892
653 _aUtopias
653 _aTwentieth century -- Forecasts
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/fiftyyearshenceo00grim/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68096
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