Profiles of the future

About “Profiles of the future”

This book, originally published in 1962, is based on essays written between 1959 and 1961 and explores long-term future possibilities rather than near-term achievements. It discusses topics such as the fourth dimension, the obsolescence of gravity, solar system exploration and colonization, mining of seas for energy and minerals, the use of asteroids to supply materials, and the potential breeding of smaller humans for greater efficiency.