Publication: Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible

Publication: Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the PossiblePublication Record # 409255
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 2000-12-00
ISBN: 1-898801-21-5 [978-1-898801-21-4]
Publisher: Indigo
Price:
£6.99^?£: UK pound
Pages: ix+211
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: NONFICTION
Cover: Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible (1999) • by Blacksheep
Notes: • "First published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz in 1999" • "This paperback edition published in 2000 by Indigo, an imprint of Orion Books"; month from Locus1 • Printing not stated, no number line • The essay "Cosmic Engineering" from the Third Edition (1982) is omitted • "Cover design by Blacksheep" on back cover
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 643972927

Cover art supplied by ISFDB on this Web page

Nonfiction Title: Profiles of the Future • (1962) • nonfiction by Arthur C. Clarke

Contents (view Concise Listing)

1 • Foreword to Millennial Edition (Profiles of the Future) • (1999) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
5 • Introduction (Profiles of the Future, Millennium Edition) • (1999) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
9 • Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Nerve • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
19 • Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
27 • The Future of Transport • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
40 • Riding on Air • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
49 • Beyond Gravity • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
61 • The Quest for Speed • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
68 • World Without Distance • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
78 • Rocket to the Renaissance • (1960) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
91 • You Can't Get There from Here • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
104 • Space, the Unconquerable • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
112 • About Time • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
129 • Ages of Plenty • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
145 • Aladdin's Lamp • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
151 • Invisible Men, and Other Prodigies • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
161 • The Road to Lilliput • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
170 • Voices from the Sky • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
180 • Brain and Body • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
193 • The Obsolescence of Man • (1961) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
207 • The Long Twilight • (1962) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
211 • Chart of the Future (Millennium Edition) • (1999) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke

Primary Verifications

Verifier	Date	Type	Last User Activity Date
Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21	Permanent	2018-12-13

Secondary Verifications

Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Bleiler Early Years	Not Verified
Bleiler Supernatural	Not Verified
Bleiler1 (Gernsback)	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Bleiler78	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Clute/Grant	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Clute/Nicholls	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Contento1 (anth/coll)	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Currey	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Locus1	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Miller/Contento	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Reginald1	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Reginald3	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21
Tuck	N/A	Bluesman	2013-02-06 13:40:21

Publication: Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible

You are not logged in. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.

Contents (view Concise Listing)

Primary Verifications

Secondary Verifications