Eyewitness: Future (Eyewitness Books)

Tambini, Michael

ISBN 10: 0789466260 ISBN 13: 9780789466266

Publisher: DK Children, 2000

Synopsis

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Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the 21st century and beyond. Original photography and artworks illustrate the extraordinary visions of the future of scientists, artists and inventors through the ages, offering a unique "eyewitness" view of a world we are yet to know. See an insect robot learning to walk, a hypersonic plane, a calendar for the next century, a space hotel and a millennium tower that will house 50,000 people. Learn the way genetic engineering will affect future foods, how a spaceship will be driven by antimatter and how large the world's population will be in 2050. Discover how a woman can work a flight simulator with her mind, the medical advances that will prolong life, the cyberpets that will be the companions of the future, and much, much more!

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The future is now. This look into the 21st century provides a glimpse of what we can expect in the year 2000 and beyond, with monumental changes in weather, energy, transportation, and technology just on the horizon. Along with what will be, beautiful, detailed photographs illustrate the most important events, innovations, and achievements of the last 100 years. This astounding 76th entry in the Eyewitness series is a captivating look back at the past and ahead to the future.  

Review:

...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] -- The New York Times

These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series] -- School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: DK Children
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0789466260
• ISBN 13: 9780789466266
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64