Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought

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book futurist work

"Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" is a 1901 futurist work by H. G. Wells in which he predicts how advancing technology and science will reshape society, politics, and everyday life.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
futurist work ⓘ
author H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herbert George Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublishedIn The Fortnightly Review NERFINISHED ⓘ
form essay collection ⓘ
fullTitle Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre futurism ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
speculative non-fiction ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Anticipations ⓘ
hasPerspective progressivist ⓘ
technocratic ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary scientific advances ⓘ
late 19th-century industrialization ⓘ
initialPublicationFormat magazine serial ⓘ
laterPublicationFormat book ⓘ
notableFor early 20th-century future predictions ⓘ
influence on later futurist writing ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
predicts changes in warfare due to technology ⓘ
decline of horse-drawn transport ⓘ
development of motor transport ⓘ
emergence of a scientifically educated elite ⓘ
expansion of road networks ⓘ
growth of large cities ⓘ
increased global interconnection ⓘ
suburban expansion ⓘ
transformation of labor and employment ⓘ
weakening of traditional aristocracies ⓘ
publicationYear 1901 ⓘ
relatedWork A Modern Utopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Open Conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject class structure ⓘ
future of politics ⓘ
future of society ⓘ
scientific progress ⓘ
social change ⓘ
technological progress ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ
world state ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed 20th century ⓘ
future beyond 1900 ⓘ

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