The Future of Man: The BBC Reith Lectures 1959

by Peter Medawar

Book Overview

Originally published in 1960, The Future of Man is a chronicle of Professor Medwar's Reith lectures of 1959. The book outlines his predictions about the future estate of man, with the 'process of foretelling, rather than with what is actually foretold'. He asks, can we predict the future size of populations? What is the evidence and theoretical background for the belief that human intelligence is declining? Could human beings become uniformly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367278626
• ISBN13: 9780367278625
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.6"