"National Geographic" Investigates: Future Tech
From Personal Robots to Motorized Monocycles

How well have scientists, authors, or anyone else predicted the future? This book focuses on four areas: the future of technology; the future of medicine; the future of genetics; and, the future of transportation.

This book starts by looking back first. How well have scientists, authors, or anyone else predicted the future? Then the focus shifts to four areas: the future of technology - focus is on robotics and biomimetics; the future of medicine - focus on prosthetics and transplants; the future of genetics - are we headed toward selective birthing; and, the future of transportation - what will cars use for energy and will something else replace the car for personal travel.