<P> The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 , but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus . The book predicted a grim future , as population would increase geometrically , doubling every 25 years , but food production would only grow arithmetically , which would result in famine and starvation , unless births were controlled . </P>
<P> The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 , but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus . The book predicted a grim future , as population would increase geometrically , doubling every 25 years , but food production would only grow arithmetically , which would result in famine and starvation , unless births were controlled . </P>
who wrote an essay on the principle of population
who wrote an essay on the principle of population
Thomas Robert Malthus
Thomas Robert Malthus