Project Gutenberg 2015-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 66 Russell, T. Baron A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist" by T. Baron Russell is a speculative work that examines future advancements in science and technology, written in the early 20th century. The author envisions the trajectory of mechanical invention and scientific discovery, focusing on their potential impacts on moral and social progress. This optimistic exploration offers a forward-looking perspective, anticipating significant improvements in both material conditions and ethical standards of future societies. The opening of the book sets the stage for Russell's optimistic vision, where he reflects on the rapid advancements made during the 19th century and projects that the coming century will witness even greater acceleration. He discusses how the progression of technology will not only reshape the physical world but also the moral constitution of humanity itself. Russell emphasizes the interconnectedness of material achievements and moral development, suggesting that as society evolves technologically, so too will human ethics and perspectives on issues such as war, population growth, and domestic living conditions. The beginning prepares readers for a thought-provoking analysis on the interplay between innovation and morality, offering a hopeful lens through which to view the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Twentieth century -- Forecasts Forecasting CB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: How To... 548748 548753 2024-09-20T10:12:08.318832 2023-09-21T06:54:57.677809 text/html text/html 542773 2015-04-09T11:41:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 297182 2015-04-09T11:41:30 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 333773 2024-09-20T10:12:17.552812 application/epub+zip 332386 2024-09-20T10:12:10.646854 application/epub+zip 281172 2024-09-20T10:12:09.522847 application/epub+zip 509229 2024-09-20T10:12:22.690757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449667 2024-09-20T10:12:16.384798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377552 2022-09-22T06:09:08.231722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454741 454504 2024-09-20T10:12:06.987850 2023-09-21T06:54:56.394838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 454781 2015-04-09T11:41:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166648 2015-04-09T11:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17916 2024-09-20T10:12:22.835744 application/rdf+xml 23280 2024-09-20T10:12:09.643843 image/jpeg 2581 2024-09-20T10:12:09.583840 image/jpeg 296915 2024-09-20T10:12:08.374836 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