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Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

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Number of Chapters: 15

Length: 6 hours and 42 minutes

Language: English

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)

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PREFACE (Availle)
CH.1 INVENTIVE PROGRESS (Availle)
CH.2 NATURAL POWER (Esther)
CH.3 STORAGE OF POWER (Esther)
CH.4 ARTIFICIAL POWER (Esther)
CH.5 ROAD AND RAIL (Tom Crawford)
CH.6 SHIPS (Mike Okonek)
CH.7 AGRICULTURE (Edith van der Have-Raats)
CH.8 MINING (Esther)
CH.9 DOMESTIC (Guero)
CH.10 ELECTRIC MESSAGES, ETC. (Guero)
CH.11 WARFARE (Stephanie Lee)
CH.12 MUSIC (Kalynda)
CH.13 ART AND NEWS (Amy Gramour)
CH.14 INVENTION AND COLLECTIVISM (Amy Gramour)
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