Project Gutenberg 2015-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 191 Russell, T. Baron A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist" by T. Baron Russell is a speculative work that examines future advancements in science and technology, written in the early 20th century. The author envisions the trajectory of mechanical invention and scientific discovery, focusing on their potential impacts on moral and social progress. This optimistic exploration offers a forward-looking perspective, anticipating significant improvements in both material conditions and ethical standards of future societies. The opening of the book sets the stage for Russell's optimistic vision, where he reflects on the rapid advancements made during the 19th century and projects that the coming century will witness even greater acceleration. He discusses how the progression of technology will not only reshape the physical world but also the moral constitution of humanity itself. Russell emphasizes the interconnectedness of material achievements and moral development, suggesting that as society evolves technologically, so too will human ethics and perspectives on issues such as war, population growth, and domestic living conditions. The beginning prepares readers for a thought-provoking analysis on the interplay between innovation and morality, offering a hopeful lens through which to view the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Twentieth century -- Forecasts Forecasting CB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: How To... Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Philosophy & Ethics 548798 2025-06-19T13:46:25.286048 text/html 522286 2024-10-24T17:15:21 text/html 333324 2025-06-19T13:46:34.899949 application/epub+zip 331856 2025-06-19T13:46:27.914006 application/epub+zip 280643 2025-06-19T13:46:26.505031 application/epub+zip 509665 2025-06-19T13:46:40.185991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449563 2025-06-19T13:46:33.732979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377552 2022-09-22T06:09:08.231722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454504 2023-09-21T06:54:56.394838 text/plain 434449 2024-10-24T17:15:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15327 2025-06-19T13:46:40.344929 application/rdf+xml 23280 2025-06-19T13:46:26.636991 image/jpeg 2581 2025-06-19T13:46:26.571035 image/jpeg 296947 2025-06-19T13:46:25.342033 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog