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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Collection of Essays
As Clarke says in the introduction to this book, he is not, in it, trying to predict the future per se, but rather defining the boundaries in which all possible futures must lie. Hence the subtitle, "An Inquiry Into The Limits of the Possible." Thus, even though the book was published in 1962 (with many of the articles written before that) subsequent advances in...
Published on April 16, 2001 by Bill R. Moore

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3.0 out of 5 stars retro future
Clarke is really knowledgeable about science having predicted the use of orbiting satellites for communication. The book was written in 1960's, predicting what may be in the future and although most predictions have not come to pass, some have! Very interesting read.
Published on February 2, 2009 by C. Juliet



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Profiles of the Future
Profiles of the Future by Arthur C. Clarke (Hardcover - Dec. 1962)
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