Probable Tomorrows

Author : Marvin Cetron,Owen Davies
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997-05-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780312207373

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Probable Tomorrows by Marvin Cetron,Owen Davies Pdf

A fascinating look at near-future advances, inventions, products, services, and everyday conveniences that will change how we live and work. Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies explore these changes and the impact they will have on everyday life. For example, by the year 2010: -Personal computers will offer the power of today's supermachines and artificial intelligence. -A telecommunications network will supply the world with services from the contents of the Library of Congress to pornographic videos in Cantonese. -The United States-reversing a decades-old trend-will link its major cities with hig-speed railroads. -Airplanes will be capable of leaping halfway around the world in just two hours. -Consumer goods will be produced at prices so low the poor of tomorrow could live as well as the rich of today. -Scientists will have learned to purge the air of pollution, closing up the Antarctic ozone hole and ending the threat of global warming. -Heavy industries can move into space, so that Earth can recover from our past environmental follies. -Dramatic advances in gene mapping and organ transplants will extend the healthy human life span well beyond the century mark. Science and technology have dominated life in developed countries since the Industrial Revolution. In the twenty-first century, the will change it almost beyond recognition. Probable Tomorrows tells us how.

Author : Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Hydrogen as fuel
ISBN : CORNELL:31924107956751

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Hydrogen Tomorrow by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Leonid Prokhorov
Publisher : Litres
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9785043281975

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Is it possible to overcome aging? Today and tomorrow cell therapy by Leonid Prokhorov Pdf

Humanity’s dream of eternal life can come true. Russia has developed the world’s first “General Theory of Rejuvenation of Organisms”. This discovery is akin to the flight into space of the first satellite of the Earth and the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. You will be one of the first to have this knowledge when you read this book by the author – Dr. in Biology, gerontologist, a specialist in cell technology. The book provides evidences justification of the human desire to live long.

Author : Dave Eggers
Publisher : Chronicle Books LLC
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781452172811

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Tomorrow Most Likely by Dave Eggers Pdf

Every night we say goodnight. But tonight we also ask, "What will tomorrow bring? An odd-sounding song? A worried-looking bug? A mysterious rock?" Most likely, all of the above. In a modern take on the classic goodnight book, rather than focusing on going to bed, this little boy contemplates the next day and all of the wonderful, dreamy, and silly things that are to come. Whimsical, poignant, and hopeful, this sweet book from bestselling author Dave Eggers and award-winning illustrator Lane Smith is a bedtime story for tomorrow ever after.

Author : LG Wellington
Publisher : Blue Star Books
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781938568435

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Prepare Today Survive Tomorrow by LG Wellington Pdf

This book will introduce you to a wealth of information on emergency preparation, and will provide your family or organization with important strategies, insights, tips, guidelines, and lists on how to prepare for a disaster. Survival planning is nothing more than realizing a disaster could happen that would put everyone in a survival situation and, with that in mind, taking steps to increase your chances of survival. Although helping others is certainly meaningful, worthwhile, and in some cases, necessary, the main emphasis of all household or organization team members should be to purchase, gather, and store resources and supplies for your own team members. Everyone must be encouraged and expected to provide for themselves. We have been encouraged through religious, education, scientific, and government media to prepare for these future events.

Author : Martinus Nijhoff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789401028264

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Future is Tomorrow by Martinus Nijhoff Pdf

The European Cultural Foundation has conceived an ambitious project: by means of interdisciplinary studies on an international basis it is setting out to "forecast" the future of Europe in the year 2000 in four major fields of human development (education, industrialization, urbanization and the transformation of rural society). In this sense "forecasting" implies defining what is inevitable in the future of this civilization, and identifying the choices open to Europeans in so far as they are free to exert their collective will to influence the future. I should like here to pay due tribute to the Secretary General of the Foundation, Mr. George Sluizer, who had the boldness to launch this initiative, the drive and perseverence to mobilize sufficient funds to carry it into effect, and the clear-sightedness to devise bodies and procedures that could serve as a flexible and effective framework for the development-necessarily aleatory-of such a large-scale project ... A udaces fortuna juvat. Our friend Sluizer must often have modelled his attitude on that of his great compatriot, William the Silent, thinking to himself: "It is not necessary to hope in order to act, nor to succeed in order to persevere". If this maxim was good enough to forge a nation, it can also serve our purposes to-day.

Author : G.H. Peters,Prabhu Pingali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351737159

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Tomorrow's Agriculture: Incentives, Institutions, Infrastructure and Innovations - Proceedings of the Twenty-fouth International Conference of Agricultural Economists by G.H. Peters,Prabhu Pingali Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: This volume represents some of the proceedings of the 24th conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) held in Berlin, Germany, in August 2000. The papers in this volume include the president's address, the Elmhirst Lecture and a selection of 20 contributed papers. It also includes panel discussion reports, reports on the discussion groups and mini-symposia, poster paper abstracts, and the synoptic view presented at the close of the conference by the new president of the IAAE, Joachin von Braun. The theme of the 24th conference was "Tomorrow's Agriculture: Incentives, Institutions, Infrastructure and Innovations", reflecting the rapid advances being made in the application of biotechnology in both the developed and developing worlds.

Author : International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. International Congress
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392900

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Engineering Geology for Tomorrow's Cities by International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. International Congress Pdf

Summing up knowledge and understanding of engineering geology as is applies to the urban environment at the start of the 21st century, this volume demonstrates that: working standards are becoming internationalised; risk assessment is driving decision-making; geo-environmental change is becoming better understood; greater use of underground space is being made; and IT advances are improving subsurface visualization. --

Author : Diane McCurdy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471746058

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How Much Is Enough? Balancing Today's Needs with Tomorrow's Retirement Goals by Diane McCurdy Pdf

Questions concerning retirement savings abound, but the one question on everyone’s mind is, "How much is enough to provide for the type of retirement I want?" How Much Is Enough? provides the answer by helping readers build a customized plan. Author and financial planning expert Diane McCurdy clearly explains how to save on taxes and invest wisely, so that readers can find the money they need to reach their retirement goals. Readers will also learn how to comfortably work with financial advisors and manage the investments needed for retirement. Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, How Much Is Enough? is a refreshing approach to defining retirement goals and building a personalized plan to reach them.

Author : Richard M. Reis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118387122

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Tomorrow's Professor by Richard M. Reis Pdf

Tomorrow's Professor is designed to help you prepare for, find, and succeed at academic careers in science and engineering. It looks at the full range of North American four-year academic institutions while featuring 30 vignettes and more than 50 individual stories that bring to life the principles and strategies outlined in the book. Tailored for today's graduate students, postdocs, and beginning professors, Tomorrow's Professor: Presents a no-holds-barred look at the academic enterprise Describes a powerful preparation strategy to make you competitive for academic positions while maintaining your options for worthwhile careers in government and industry Explains how to get the offer you want and start-up package you need to help ensure success in your first critical years on the job Provides essential insights from experienced faculty on how to develop a rewarding academic career and a quality of life that is both balanced and fulfilling Bonus material is available for free download at http://booksupport.wiley.com At a time when anxiety about academic career opportunities for Ph.D.s in these field is at an all-time high, Tomorrow's Professor provides a much-needed practical approach to career development.

Author : Paul Scherz
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781647122706

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Tomorrow's Troubles by Paul Scherz Pdf

Moral theologian Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and reason to suggest ways to enjoy the positive benefits of predictive technologies while constraining their dangers. Instead of dwelling on a future we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Business forecasting
ISBN : NWU:35556003340866

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Business Tomorrow by Anonim Pdf

Author : Samuel Gerald Collins
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857450210

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All Tomorrow's Cultures by Samuel Gerald Collins Pdf

How will we live in the future? Are we moving towards global homogeneity? Will the world succumb to the global spread of fast food and Hollywood movies? Or are there other possibilities? In this book, Samuel Collins argues not only for the importance of the future of culture, but also stresses its centrality in anthropological thought over the last century. Beginning with 19th-century anthropology and continuing today in the work of anthropologies of emergent sciences, anthropologists have not only used their knowledge of present cultural configurations to speculate on future culture but have also used their assumptions about the future of culture to understand the present.

Author : Malcolm Eames,Tim Dixon,Miriam Hunt,Simon Lannon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119007227

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Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World by Malcolm Eames,Tim Dixon,Miriam Hunt,Simon Lannon Pdf

A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrow The culmination of a four-year collaborative research project undertaken by leading UK universities, in partnership with city authorities, prominent architecture firms, and major international consultants, Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World explores the theoretical and practical aspects of the transition towards sustainability in the built environment that will occur in the years ahead. The emphasis throughout is on emerging systems innovations and bold new ways of imagining and re-imagining urban retrofitting, set within the context of ‘futures-based’ thinking. The concept of urban retrofitting has gained prominence within both the research and policy arenas in recent years. While cities are often viewed as a source of environmental stress and resource depletion they are also hubs of learning and innovation offering enormous potential for scaling up technological responses. But city-level action will require a major shift in thinking and a scaling up of positive responses to climate change and the associated threats of environmental and social degradation. Clearly the time has come for a more coordinated, planned, and strategic approach that will allow cities to transition to a sustainable future. This book summarizes many of the best new ideas currently in play on how to achieve those goals. Reviews the most promising ideas for how to approach planning and coordinating a more sustainable urban future by 2050 through retrofitting existing structures Explores how cities need to govern for urban retrofit and how future urban transitions and pathways can be managed, modeled and navigated Offers inter-disciplinary insights from international contributors from both the academic and professional spheres Develops a rigorous conceptual framework for analyzing existing challenges and fostering innovative ways of addressing those challenges Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World is must-reading for academic researchers, including postgraduates insustainability, urban planning, environmental studies, economics, among other fields. It is also an important source of fresh ideas and inspiration for town planners, developers, policy advisors, and consultants working within the field of sustainability, energy, and the urban environment.

Author : Jacqueline A. Stagner,David S.-K. Ting
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030276768

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Sustaining Resources for Tomorrow by Jacqueline A. Stagner,David S.-K. Ting Pdf

This book reflects the current state of knowledge on sustainability in a wide range of fields, from engineering to agriculture, to education. Though primarily intended to offer an update for experts and researchers in the field, it can also be used as a valuable educational tool for relevant undergraduate and graduate courses. Key aspects covered include the better and more responsible engineering and management of energy conversion processes, the development of renewable energy technologies, and improvements in conventional energy utilization and food production. In addition, the book addresses green buildings, the green economy, waste and recycling, water, ecopolitics and social sustainability.