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The shape of things to come
Book • 2005
Published in 1933, 'The Shape of Things to Come' is a speculative history that outlines future events up to the year 2106.
The book is presented as the edited notes of Dr. Philip Raven, a diplomat who claims to have had dream visions of a future history textbook.
It is divided into five sections, detailing a future that includes a Second World War, climatic disasters, and the eventual establishment of a world state.
The narrative predicts significant cultural and technological changes, including the rise of a technocratic elite and the transformation of society into a utopian world state where humanity's material needs are satisfied and individual freedom is balanced with collective well-being.
The book is presented as the edited notes of Dr. Philip Raven, a diplomat who claims to have had dream visions of a future history textbook.
It is divided into five sections, detailing a future that includes a Second World War, climatic disasters, and the eventual establishment of a world state.
The narrative predicts significant cultural and technological changes, including the rise of a technocratic elite and the transformation of society into a utopian world state where humanity's material needs are satisfied and individual freedom is balanced with collective well-being.
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Referenced as part of H.G. Wells' changing views on human progress.
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