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Your Flying Car Awaits

By Paul Milo

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Your Flying Car Awaits

By Paul Milo

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A delightful mixture of science fiction, utopian vision, and just plain crazy ideas, Your Flying Car Awaits is a hilarious and insightful compendium of the most outrageous and completely ridiculous predictions of the 20th Century. Award-winning journalist Paul Milo’s collection of “Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century” is true history on the lighter side, a must for fans of Ken Davis and his bestselling Don’t Know Much About® series as well as the popular Darwin Awards books. For an unforgettable journey back through the misguided scientific mindset of the previous century, climb aboard—Your Flying Car Awaits!
    - Failed Predictions: Explore a hilarious catalog of dead-wrong guesses, from baby factories and sonic dishwashers to the guaranteed cure for the common cold.- Pop Culture History: Discover why the future promised by shows like The Jetsons and The Six Million Dollar Man never arrived, and what those visions say about the times that created them.- Science and Technology History: A funny and fascinating look at the brilliant minds who promised us jet-powered cars, domed cities, and lunar colonies—and why they were so sure they were right.- 20th-Century Predictions: From the dawn of the automobile to the space race, uncover the wildly optimistic and hilariously pessimistic visions that defined a century of looking ahead.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2009-12-08
Publication Date:
2009-12-08
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0061724602
ISBN13:
9780061724602
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
236 g
Height:
124 cm
Width:
204 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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