"Futurology: The Real World of 2084"
| Title | "Futurology: The Real World of 2084" |
| Year for Search | 1973 |
| Authors | Farmer, Richard N.(d. 1987) |
| Secondary Title | The Real World of 1984: A Look at the Forseeable Future |
| Pagination | 199-210 |
| Date Published | 1973 |
| Publisher | David McKay Co. |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | A presentation of eutopian and dystopian scenarios for 1984 focused on the expansion or restriction of choice. The dystopian scenarios, which are only suggested, are environmental collapse, total war, and "mass mind control". The eutopian scenarios are technological and include the ability to choose the details of the child you want, choose your skin color, a radically extended healthy life span, technologically enhanced education with knowledge imprinted directly on the brain, and a variety of other ways that radical new technology might revolutionize life. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (d. 1987) was Professor of International Business at Indiana University. |
| Full Text | 1973 Farmer, Richard N. (d. 1987). “Futurology: The Real World of 2084.” In his The Real World of 1984: A Look at the Forseeable Future (New York: David McKay Co., 1973), 199-210. PSt A presentation of eutopian and dystopian scenarios for 1984 focused on the expansion or restriction of choice. The dystopian scenarios, which are only suggested, are environmental collapse, total war, and “mass mind control”. The eutopian scenarios are technological and include the ability to choose the details of the child you want, choose your skin color, a radically extended healthy life span, technologically enhanced education with knowledge imprinted directly on the brain, and a variety of other ways that radical new technology might revolutionize life. The author was Professor of International Business at Indiana University. |
