In July 20, 2019 , he views a day in the life of the 21st century. The oversize, illustrated book forecasts how people are born, live, and die. We ride orbiting space stations, watch 60-year-old, 8-foot athletes, see that people have been replaced with computers and robots, view most aspects of lifeschools, transportation, medicine, work, movies. Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century is a book in which futurologists imagine a utopia in the early 21st century. [2] An Omni book. A science fiction writer offers a glimpse of life in the twenty-first century with a visit to a law office run by computer, to baseball pitchers with bionic implants throwing 120-mph fastballs. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. "Take a guided tour of the future and behold a spectacular panorama of how life will be in the twenty-first century" -- front flap of the dust jacket. Clarke rejects any label as prophet; as per Profiles' subtitle, he deals with "limits of the possible." In July 20, 2019, he views a day in the life of the 21st century. The oversize, illustrated book forecasts how people are born, live, and die. SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008) wrote the novel and co-authored the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey. He has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and he is the only science-fiction writer to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This book was published in 1986, and marked SF author and futurist Arthur C. Clarke's attempt to imagine what life and technology might be like, well... today. It's presented partly as straightforward speculation, and partly as semi-fictional scenes of future events or imagined future histories. Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century by Clarke, Arthur C. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. You can easily purchase or rent Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Social Sciences books and textbooks.