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The World of 2044 : technological development and the future of society

Title
The World of 2044 : technological development and the future of society / edited by Charles Sheffield, Marcelo Alonso, Morton A. Kaplan.
Publication
St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Sheffield, Charles.
  • Alonso, Marcelo, 1921-
  • Kaplan, Morton A.
Description
xv, 381 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Technological innovations > Social aspects
  • Technological forecasting
  • Twenty-first century > Forecasts
Note
  • "A PWPA Book."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
  • Materials and energy / Alexander Zucker -- Robotics and artificial intelligence / Hans Moravec -- Biological technologies / Claude Villee -- Biomedical technologies / Ernest G. Cravalho -- Transportation and communication / S. Fred Singer -- Inhabiting the oceans / Athelstan Spilhaus -- Living in space / Gerard K. O'Neill -- The biological century / Gregory Benford -- Prenatal genetic testing and euthanasia / Stephen Post -- O brave new (virtual) world / Ben Bova -- Report on planet earth / Charles Sheffield -- An address to the Council / Ben Bova -- A nightmare / Morton A. Kaplan -- A land of empty abundance / Jerry Pournelle -- A visit to Belindia / Frederik Pohl -- A utopian world / Morton A. Kaplan -- The view from outside America / Christie Davies -- The evolution of the world in the next fifty years / Jan Knappert -- The United States in 2044 / Gordon L. Anderson -- 2044 : a view from Guatemala / Armando De la Torre ... [et. al] -- Thai society in the 21st century / Weerayudh Wichiarajote -- Opportunities for Africa / Ernest Emenyonu --
  • Australia in 2044 / Ivor Vivian ... [et al.] -- The case for Jordan / Subhi Qasem -- Polish brainstorming / Maria Golazewska -- The Philippines fifty years hence / Andrew Gonzalez.
Call Number
JFE 95-1912
ISBN
  • 0943852498
  • 0943852579 (pbk.)
LCCN
94003101
OCLC
29797779
Title
The World of 2044 : technological development and the future of society / edited by Charles Sheffield, Marcelo Alonso, Morton A. Kaplan.
Imprint
St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House, 1994.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Sheffield, Charles.
Alonso, Marcelo, 1921-
Kaplan, Morton A.
Research Call Number
JFE 95-1912
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