Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was easy to anticipate the future of human affairs by looking at prevailing trends. It is as if the Twentieth Century started only the other day with all the excitement of the flight of the first heavier-than-air machine across half a football field, the magic wand of the electric light and the breathtaking rumbling of engines propelled by steam and internal combustion. Who could have thought that by the end of the ...
