Futurama
An eye-opening catalogue of history’s visions of the future
When we focus on the success stories of technology’s evolution, innovation can seem an inevitable and linear process. But that’s only half the truth. Behind every technology is a sea of experiments, misfires and detours, along with predictions that often wildly (and entertainingly) miss their mark, though on occasion can be eerily accurate. In 'Futurama', Fanta Voogd collects dozens of visions of the future, from 335 BC to the recent past, and paints a truer picture of technology’s whimsical course.
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Original title
Futurama
Author
Fanta Voogd
Year of publication
2022
Publisher
Alfabet
Page count
432
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‘If 'Futurama' demonstrates one thing it is that the ability to dream is the motor driving scientific progress.’
New Scientist
‘'Futurama' is an immensely readable collection of ninety-three sharp-witted pieces to inform, stimulate, entertain, and bathe in the romanticism of the futurism of old.’
Trouw
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Fanta Voogd
Fanta Voogd (b. 1961) started his career as a journalist at De Waarheid, a Dutch communist daily. Currently he is affiliated with the De Ingenieur, a monthly magazine on tech and policy, where he specializes in the history of technology.