Never In A Million Years: A History of Hopeless Predictions
Autor Ivor Baddiel, Jonny Zuckeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 oct 2012
The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with, to date, no one getting it right. And human beings have been around for about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet we still haven't developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly.
In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine the predictions that have been made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects, from the end of the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the workplace, teleportation and space exploration. With a witty and fresh tone, they examine how these predictions came about and why, and rate them for retrospective accuracy.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781780220178
ISBN-10: 1780220170
Pagini: 257
Dimensiuni: 199 x 129 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1780220170
Pagini: 257
Dimensiuni: 199 x 129 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Few subjects are left untouched.
This compendium of wonky predictions is a delightful detonation of wiseacres.
wittily entertaining
'The authors take wry pleasure in highlighting some of the more spectacularly off-beam predictions from those who should have known better' MAIL ON SUNDAY
The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with, to date, no one getting it right. And human beings have been around for about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet we still haven't developed X-ray eyes or the ability to fly.
In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine predictions that have been made since the dawn of time, from the end of the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the workplace, teleportation and space exploration. How did these predictions come about and why? And in retrospect, have any been accurate???
This compendium of wonky predictions is a delightful detonation of wiseacres.
wittily entertaining
'The authors take wry pleasure in highlighting some of the more spectacularly off-beam predictions from those who should have known better' MAIL ON SUNDAY
The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with, to date, no one getting it right. And human beings have been around for about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet we still haven't developed X-ray eyes or the ability to fly.
In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine predictions that have been made since the dawn of time, from the end of the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the workplace, teleportation and space exploration. How did these predictions come about and why? And in retrospect, have any been accurate???