PeterB reviewed Where's My Flying Car? by J. Storrs Hall
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5 stars
This was such a delightful read. Mr Hall's style is spot on.
The book consists of three parts. It starts with an overview of what SF writers and futurologists in the 50s thought we would have by now (hence the flying car in the title). It continuous with the second part that describes today's status and why we don't have certain things that we were promised (such as that flying car on the cover) And finally it ends up with what's ahead for the future, should we choose to go the route that Hall wants us to take.
While I don't agree with everything in the book, I still found it fascinating and thought provoking.
If there is one gripe, it would be the technicality and the lack of explanation in some of the later chapters. Right now, it's just a starting point for long "Google sessions", I think a …
This was such a delightful read. Mr Hall's style is spot on.
The book consists of three parts. It starts with an overview of what SF writers and futurologists in the 50s thought we would have by now (hence the flying car in the title). It continuous with the second part that describes today's status and why we don't have certain things that we were promised (such as that flying car on the cover) And finally it ends up with what's ahead for the future, should we choose to go the route that Hall wants us to take.
While I don't agree with everything in the book, I still found it fascinating and thought provoking.
If there is one gripe, it would be the technicality and the lack of explanation in some of the later chapters. Right now, it's just a starting point for long "Google sessions", I think a bit more depth would have been nice.
This book is a definite recommendation for any one interested in technology in the most general sense of the word.