Profiles of the Future

An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible

By: Arthur C. Clarke

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Hardcover | 1 March 2000 | Edition Number 3

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This is a new revision of a fascinating collection of essays speculating in future technological and scientific possibilities by the master of science and science fiction.

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Clarke here has revisited some prophetic essays he wrote between 1959-61, commenting on what he foresaw and where he was wrong. It makes fascinating reading to see how prescient he was. Where he erred it was because he was not fantastical enough. He anticipated human cloning, nuclear technology and the triumph of capitalism. His additions to these essays for the next 50 years are equally astounding. (Kirkus UK)

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Foreword to Millennial Edition	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Nerve	p. 9
Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination	p. 19
The Future of Transport	p. 27
Riding on Air	p. 40
Beyond Gravity	p. 49
The Quest for Speed	p. 61
World Without Distance	p. 68
Rocket to the Renaissance	p. 78
You Can't Get There from Here	p. 91
Space, the Unconquerable	p. 104
About Time	p. 112
Ages of Plenty	p. 129
Aladdin's Lamp	p. 145
Invisible Men, and Other Prodigies	p. 151
The Road to Lilliput	p. 161
Voices from the Sky	p. 170
Brain and Body	p. 180
The Obsolescence of Man	p. 193
The Long Twilight	p. 207
Chart of the Future	p. 211
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Profiles of the Future

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