In Kahn's view, capitalism and technology held nearly boundless potential for progress, while the colonization of space lay in the near, not the distant, future."The Next 200 Years", Herman Kahn, Morrow, 1976. Kahn's 1976 book The Next 200 Years, written with William Brown and Leon Martel, presented an optimistic scenario of economic conditions in the year 2176. He also wrote a number of books extrapolating the future of the American, Japanese and Australian economies and several works on systems theory, including the well-received 1957 monograph Techniques of System Analysis.
in kahn's view capitalism and technology held nearly boundless potential for progress while the colonization of space lay in the near not the distant future"the next 200 years" herman kahn morrow 1976 kahn's 1976 book the next 200 years written with william brown and leon martel presented an optimistic scenario of economic conditions in the year 2176 he also wrote a number of books extrapolating the future of the american japanese and australian economies and several works on systems theory including the well-received 1957 monograph techniques of system analysis