Project Gutenberg 2010-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 57 Sutherland, George 1855 1905 02007549 Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast 20th Century Inventions: A Forecast Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast" by George Sutherland is a technological forecasting publication written in the early 20th century. This work reflects on industrial advancements and aims to predict the trajectory of inventions that will shape the upcoming century. Sutherland discusses various innovations, ranging from the steam engine to agricultural machinery, emphasizing the social and industrial implications of these inventions. The opening of the book outlines the author's background in technological journalism and his experiences observing the evolution of inventions over the years. Sutherland expresses the idea that many ideas come not from individual geniuses but from collective progress, as he notes instances where multiple inventors independently arrive at similar conclusions. He sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of key advancements and their potential effects on society, suggesting that the 20th century may see even greater strides in industrial development compared to the 19th. The section establishes a framework for understanding innovation as an organic growth influenced by social needs and environmental factors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inventions T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 534783 534740 2024-09-13T09:03:39.134640 2023-09-14T03:38:34.591328 text/html text/html 538784 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178764 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251575 2024-09-13T09:03:48.241609 application/epub+zip 256391 2024-09-13T09:03:41.112623 application/epub+zip 256390 2024-09-13T09:03:39.995591 application/epub+zip 534791 2024-09-13T09:03:53.272530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483036 2024-09-13T09:03:47.306560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447628 2022-09-14T10:57:16.150064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477878 477688 2024-09-13T09:03:38.074599 2023-09-14T03:38:33.474317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 477581 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166801 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 477597 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166720 2021-01-06T03:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19816 2024-09-13T09:03:53.413512 application/rdf+xml 17176 2024-09-13T09:03:40.376579 image/jpeg 3820 2024-09-13T09:03:40.186585 image/jpeg 237696 2024-09-13T09:03:39.175644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog