The first wave of books usborne released in 1975which included the popular spycrafthad sold well, and in 1977 the company followed it up with the world of the unknown series. So now, when someone tells me theyve found out about this new thing, such as the space elevator, ill often shrug and say that was in the usborne book of the future years ago. Full text of usborne book of the future 1979 pointlessmuseum see other formats a trip in time to the year 2000 mo wtm the usborhlfcttvw. Book of futuristic visions from 1979 starring r2d2s. Weve decided to see just how accurate usborne s 1979 epic the book of the future actually turned out to be. I learned the basics of computers with usborne books in the early 80s. The mandate of british publisher usborne books was to produce beautifully illustrated childrens publications, designed and written by its inhouse team. Now hes an applied futurist, focusing not on teleportation or interstellar travel but on identifying what is going to take an organisation out at the knees in five years time. As i progressed through high school, i was always far ahead of my other classmates in my knowledge of history, something which i attribute to the love of reading and learning that was instilled in me early by this and other usborne books. A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond, star travel, and robots. There were four books in usbornes the world of the future series. Homes and living into the 21st century world of the future which is a volume in the compilation book the usborne book of the future. A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond the cheap fast free post.
I received this book and other books in the usborne history series as a young child. The basics havent really changed even if the hardware has grown more sophisticated. Choose a title from age 57 years browse our recommended books for children aged 5 to 7 including lifttheflap information books, levelled reading books to help them become confident readers, activity and sticker books to keep them amused and wipeclean books to practise key skills. Im thrilled that others appreciated it as well and will be trawling the secondhand book shops for. I have many of usborne s books in my collection, which are mostly books about computer programming in basic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Futurist and illustrator david jefferis edited and cowrote all of the volumes in usborne s influential world of the future series 1979, which introduced a generation of kids to ideas few adults could grasp. Episode 173 the book of the future with tom cheesewright.
Kenneth gatland and david jefferis, the writers of the usborne book of the future first published in 1979 were right about a lot of future predictions, like the phone watch, flat screens, solar energy, the hubble space telescope and the international space station. Gatland 1979, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. This image is featured in the 1979 book future cities. They were wrong about intelligent robots, although siri and alexa become smarter every update. These devices, the authors predicted, would work with cellphones. The young tom cheesewright found his purpose in life when his mother bought him a copy of the 1979 usborne book of the future.
Usborne book of the future 1979 pointlessmuseum space shuttle. The usborne book of the future national library of australia. Feb 09, 2018 i was born in 1979, the same year that the usborne book of the future was published. One book that i fondly remember from my youth is the usborne book of the future, first published in 1979 by usborne books, and written by kenneth gatland and david jefferis.
Would have enjoyed hearing more about the basis of their predictions, but it was fun noting what they got right and for wrong. Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. The eagled eyed amongst you will have seen a vintage usborne classic from 1979 on the sunday brunch programme on. The pointless museum has a complete scan of the usborne book of the future. Generating power using ocean temperature differences.
Now read on into the fantastic world of the future. The usborne company came up with a truly ground breaking way to show kids that the future could be exciting and utopian if we just made the right choices, which we of course havent. Jun 25, 2014 david lineys attempt to answer a 30 year old question this video is unavailable. His fascination with the future started when his mum picked up a secondhand copy of the 1979 usborne book of the future.
Be the first to ask a question about the usborne book of the future. Assessing the accuracy of usbornes very optimistic 1979 book of. Assessing the accuracy of usbornes very optimistic 1979. The usborne book of the the usborne book of the future 1979 see more.
The usborne book of the future told an optimistic story of how humanity would use technology to solve problems. Apr 18, 2018 his fascination with the future started when his mum picked up a secondhand copy of the 1979 usborne book of the future. Usborne book of the future 1979 pointlessmuseum free download as pdf file. It inspired a young boy with optimism for the future while introducing some quite complex ideas. And then, of course it struck me here i am, living in the 21st. Jan 07, 2015 pages from the usborne book of the future. A wide variety of usborne books options are available to you, there are 64 suppliers who sells usborne books on, mainly located in asia.
Usborne was asking that very same question back in 1979 in this vintage classic, the usborne book of the future. Wi a tripih time 70 the year 2000 mtokxm kenneth gatlaiid b david jeffer15 the usborhtrftmkwi contents robots introduction from stoneage tools to s pa cea g e co m puters providing for a power hungry planet energy from space factories in orbit. Gatland is the author of the usborne book of the future 4. Its out of a book i picked up for 99 cents called the usborne book of the future. Jul 08, 2019 the young tom cheesewright found his purpose in life when his mother bought him a copy of the 1979 usborne book of the future. I have many of usbornes books in my collection, which are mostly books about computer programming in basic. A glimpse into the future of humankind, in a wide variety of arenas. A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond paperback january 1, 1979 by kenneth gatland author. Two trips to the 21st century from the usborne book of the future 1979. David lineys attempt to answer a 30 year old question this video is unavailable.
Future city, on the other hand, is inspired mostly by the usborne book of the future also from 1979, which i wrote about here on mewsings back in 2011. Generating power using ocean temperature differences, from usborne book of the future, art by brian lewis submitted 5 months ago by jaykirsch 72 comments. Feb 01, 2008 the pointless museum has a complete scan of the usborne book of the future. Written in 1979, this book predicts what cities, transportation, and exploration will look like in the immediate, short, and long term. What happens in the cities of the future depends a lot on what measures are taken to take care of our world, the earth. Greg chin pointed us to the usborne book of the future a trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond where some of the art and texts are inspired on the battlestar galactica 1978 series, in particular even the art that ralph mcquarrie made for the series. The usborne book of the future free download as pdf file. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. I guess thats why we fall in love with the future and why dystopian images are that much more jarring.
I sat down with him to ask what the future holds for books, publishers and. As the sizzling hot days of summer were upon us, canadian children enjoyed a whole array of subjects and fun. Now hes an applied futurist, focusing not on teleportation or interstellar travel but on identifying what is going to take an. May 03, 2017 kenneth gatland and david jefferis, the writers of the usborne book of the future first published in 1979 were right about a lot of future predictions, like the phone watch, flat screens, solar energy, the hubble space telescope and the international space station. I have not been able to pinpoint the illustrators yet.
A favourite book of librarybound 90s primary school kids everywhere. Future cities usborne, 1979 published march 4, 2014 books, scifispace art, usborne publishing, what the future looked like 11 comments there were four books in usbornes the world of the future series. Jul 17, 2018 the mandate of british publisher usborne books was to produce beautifully illustrated childrens publications, designed and written by its inhouse team. The usborne book of the future told an optimistic story of how humanity would use.
When peter got a call from his wife saying he was going to be a father, he immediately decided to move into childrens book publishing so that he. While star wars had nothing of the speculative in it, usborne and jefferis understood that it could serve as a gateway drug into space science and more serious. Oct 2, 2016 this pin was discovered by zeljko lipanovic. This book was published in 1979, only a year after the battlestar galactica series aired. Book of futuristic visions from 1979 starring r2d2s cousin.
London wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Portrayed in its pages is the exciting and wonderful world of robots, cities of the future, space colonies and interstellar travel. The book is a very illustrative and colourful trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond. Kenneth gatland describes some of the ways in which star travel and other modes of transportation might be accomplished in the future. I still think anyone new to computers would hugely benefit from them even now. They were wrong about intelligent robots, although siri and alexa become smarter. Thats how each of the three sections of the usborne book of the future on robots, future cities, and space travel begins, after a brief look at these subjects tooluse, cities, and transport in history. Futurist and illustrator david jefferis edited and cowrote all of the volumes in usbornes influential world of the future series 1979, which introduced a generation of kids to ideas few adults could grasp.
A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond 1979, by kenneth gatland and david jefferis. Written in 1979, this book predicts what cities, transportation, and exploration will look like. Im thrilled that others appreciated it as well and will be trawling the secondhand book shops for a copy. A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond by kenneth gatland, david jefferis isbn. All of them were written by kenneth gatland and david jefferis, and all of them were published in 1979. Usborne is the uks leading specialist childrens book publisher. So now, when someone tells me theyve found out about this new thing, such as the space elevator, ill often shrug and say that was in the usborne book of. I was born in 1979, the same year that the usborne book of the future was published.