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Looking Forward Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr. Jacque Fresco 1969 A. S. Barnes and Company DesignsandIllustrationsbyJacqueFresco SouthBrunswickandNewYork:A.S.BarnesandCompany London:ThomasYoseloffLtd ©1969byKennethS.Keyes,Jr.andJacqueFresco LibraryofCongressCatalogueCardNumber:68-27189 A.S.BarnesandCo.,Inc. Cranbury,NewJersey08512 ThomasYoseloffLtd 108NewBondStreet LondonW1YOQX,England SBN:498067521 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica OtherBooksbyKennethS.Keyes,Jr. MemberoftheAuthorsLeagueofAmerica HOWTODEVELOPYOURTHINKINGABILITY HOWTOLIVELONGER—STRONGER—SLIMMER Dedicated to the youth of the world who must meet the challenge of the twenty-first century. About the Authors KennethS.Keyes,Jr.,isamulti-facetedman.He attendedDukeUniversityandobtainedaBAfrom theUniversityofMiami,majoringinpsychology andminoringinmusic.Hisinterestsincludeart, symphonicmusic,yachting—helivesaboarda71- footyachtnamedCapriceandwriting—heisthe authorofHowtoDevelopYourThinkingAbility andHowtoLiveLonger—Stronger—Slimmer.He hastaughtintheEveningDivisionoftheUniversity ofMiami. JacqueFrescoworkedasanindustrialdesigner forthirtyyears,designingalltypesofequipment fromprefabricatedhousestoautomobiles,elec- tronicandmedicalequipment,humanfactorssys- tems,andhundredsofcommercialproductsand inventions.Hehasdesignedandpatentedsuch varyingitemsasaradicalaircra﬇wingstructure patented by the USAAF and three-dimensional motionpicturesnotrequiringtheuseofviewers. Numerousarticlesandphotographshavebeen publishedabouthisworkinmanymagazinesand newspapers.Hehasservedastechnicaladvisorin anumberofmotionpictures,includingoneofthe firstonspacestationsandajourneytothemoon calledProjectMoonBase.HelivesinMiami. Looking Forward by Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr. and Jacque Fresco Lookingforwardisanimaginativeandfascinatingbookinwhichtheauthors takeyouonajourneyintothecultureandtechnologyofthetwenty-first century.A﬇eranintroductorysectionthatdiscussesthe“ThingsthatShape YourFuture.”youwillexplorethewhysandwhereforesoftheunfamiliar, alarming,butexcitingworldofahundredyearsfromnow. YouwillseethissocietythroughtheeyesofScottandHella,acouple ofthenextcentury.Theirlivingquartersareequippedwithacybernator. aseeminglymagicalcomputerdevice,butonethatisbasedonscientific principlesnowknown.Itregulatessleepinghours,communicationsthrough- outtheworld,anincredibleunderwaterlivingcomplex,andeventhedaily caloricintakeofthe“young”couple.(Theyareintheirfortiesbutcanexpect tolive200years.) TheworldthatScottandHellaliveinisaworldthathasachievedfull weathercontrol,hasdevelopedafinger-sizedcomputerthatisimplantedin thebrainofeverybabyatbirth(andthebabiesarescientificallyincubated the women of the twenty-first century need not go through the pains of childbirth), and that has perfected genetic manipulation that allows the humanracetobeimprovedbymeansofscience. Economically,theworldisUtopianbyourstandards.Jobs,wages,and moneyhavelongsincebeenphasedout.Nothinghasapricetag,andper- sonalpossessionsarenotneeded.Nationalismhasbeensurpassed,andtotal disarmamenthasbeenachieved;educationaltechnologyhasmadeschools andteachersobsolete.Thechildrenlearnbydoing,andareindependentin thisfriendlyworldbythetimetheyarefive. ThechiefsourceofthisgreatersocietyistheCorrelationCenter,“Cor- cen,”agiganticcomplexofcomputersthatservesbutneverenslavesman- kind.Corcenregulatesproduction,communication,transportationandall vii otherburdensomeandmonotonoustasksofthepast.Thisfreesmenand womentoachievecreativechallengingexperiencesratherthanemptylives ofmeaninglessleisure. Obviouslythisbookisspeculative,butitissoundlybaseduponscientific developmentsthatarenowknown.Andastheauthorsstate: Youwillunderstandthisbookbestifyouareonewhosees todayonlyasasteppingstonebetweenyesterdayandtomorrow. Youwillneedasensitivitytotheinjustices,lostopportuni- tiesforhappiness,andsearingconflictsthatcharacterizeour twentieth-centurycivilization.Ifyourmindcanweighnewideas andevaluatethemwithinsight,thisbookisforyou. Wehavenocrystalball.…Wewantyoutofeedourideas intoyourowncomputer,sothatyoucanfindevenbetterideas thatmayplayapartinmoldingthefutureofourcivilization. Contents Acknowledgments xi Part I. Things that shape our future 1 1. TheLeapfromtheJungle 2 2. TheConfusionofOurTimes 9 3. PredictingtheFuture 21 4. OurValuesChartOurCourse 29 5. TheScientificMethod 39 6. CybernatedTechnology 49 7. AwayWeGo! 61 Part II. A Projection of Our Future 67 8. AtHomeintheTwenty-firstCentury 68 9. AMulti-DimensionalLife 91 10. DesigningtheNewGeneration 104 11. AVisittoCorcen 122 x Contents 12. TheCulturalCenter 136 13. TheCybernatedIndustrialComplex 141 14. TheLimitlessFrontiersofSpace 147 15. TheNewPersonality 156 Part III. Looking Forward 171 16. EducationforChange 172 Bibliography 178

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Looking Forward Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr. Jacque Fresco 1969 A. S. Barnes and Company DesignsandIllustrationsbyJacqueFresco SouthBrunswickandNewYork:A.S.BarnesandCompany London:ThomasYoseloffLtd ©1969byKennethS.Keyes,Jr.andJacqueFresco LibraryofCongressCatalogueCardNumber:68-27189 A.S.BarnesandCo.,Inc. Cranbury,NewJersey08512 ThomasYoseloffLtd 108NewBondStreet LondonW1YOQX,England SBN:498067521 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica OtherBooksbyKennethS.Keyes,Jr. MemberoftheAuthorsLeagueofAmerica HOWTODEVELOPYOURTHINKINGABILITY HOWTOLIVELONGER—STRONGER—SLIMMER Dedicated to the youth of the world who must meet the challenge of the twenty-first century. About the Authors KennethS.Keyes,Jr.,isamulti-facetedman.He attendedDukeUniversityandobtainedaBAfrom theUniversityofMiami,majoringinpsychology andminoringinmusic.Hisinterestsincludeart, symphonicmusic,yachting—helivesaboarda71- footyachtnamedCapriceandwriting—heisthe authorofHowtoDevelopYourThinkingAbility andHowtoLiveLonger—Stronger—Slimmer.He hastaughtintheEveningDivisionoftheUniversity ofMiami. JacqueFrescoworkedasanindustrialdesigner forthirtyyears,designingalltypesofequipment fromprefabricatedhousestoautomobiles,elec- tronicandmedicalequipment,humanfactorssys- tems,andhundredsofcommercialproductsand inventions.Hehasdesignedandpatentedsuch varyingitemsasaradicalaircra﬇wingstructure patented by the USAAF and three-dimensional motionpicturesnotrequiringtheuseofviewers. Numerousarticlesandphotographshavebeen publishedabouthisworkinmanymagazinesand newspapers.Hehasservedastechnicaladvisorin anumberofmotionpictures,includingoneofthe firstonspacestationsandajourneytothemoon calledProjectMoonBase.HelivesinMiami. Looking Forward by Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr. and Jacque Fresco Lookingforwardisanimaginativeandfascinatingbookinwhichtheauthors takeyouonajourneyintothecultureandtechnologyofthetwenty-first century.A﬇eranintroductorysectionthatdiscussesthe“ThingsthatShape YourFuture.”youwillexplorethewhysandwhereforesoftheunfamiliar, alarming,butexcitingworldofahundredyearsfromnow. YouwillseethissocietythroughtheeyesofScottandHella,acouple ofthenextcentury.Theirlivingquartersareequippedwithacybernator. aseeminglymagicalcomputerdevice,butonethatisbasedonscientific principlesnowknown.Itregulatessleepinghours,communicationsthrough- outtheworld,anincredibleunderwaterlivingcomplex,andeventhedaily caloricintakeofthe“young”couple.(Theyareintheirfortiesbutcanexpect tolive200years.) TheworldthatScottandHellaliveinisaworldthathasachievedfull weathercontrol,hasdevelopedafinger-sizedcomputerthatisimplantedin thebrainofeverybabyatbirth(andthebabiesarescientificallyincubated the women of the twenty-first century need not go through the pains of childbirth), and that has perfected genetic manipulation that allows the humanracetobeimprovedbymeansofscience. Economically,theworldisUtopianbyourstandards.Jobs,wages,and moneyhavelongsincebeenphasedout.Nothinghasapricetag,andper- sonalpossessionsarenotneeded.Nationalismhasbeensurpassed,andtotal disarmamenthasbeenachieved;educationaltechnologyhasmadeschools andteachersobsolete.Thechildrenlearnbydoing,andareindependentin thisfriendlyworldbythetimetheyarefive. ThechiefsourceofthisgreatersocietyistheCorrelationCenter,“Cor- cen,”agiganticcomplexofcomputersthatservesbutneverenslavesman- kind.Corcenregulatesproduction,communication,transportationandall vii otherburdensomeandmonotonoustasksofthepast.Thisfreesmenand womentoachievecreativechallengingexperiencesratherthanemptylives ofmeaninglessleisure. Obviouslythisbookisspeculative,butitissoundlybaseduponscientific developmentsthatarenowknown.Andastheauthorsstate: Youwillunderstandthisbookbestifyouareonewhosees todayonlyasasteppingstonebetweenyesterdayandtomorrow. Youwillneedasensitivitytotheinjustices,lostopportuni- tiesforhappiness,andsearingconflictsthatcharacterizeour twentieth-centurycivilization.Ifyourmindcanweighnewideas andevaluatethemwithinsight,thisbookisforyou. Wehavenocrystalball.…Wewantyoutofeedourideas intoyourowncomputer,sothatyoucanfindevenbetterideas thatmayplayapartinmoldingthefutureofourcivilization. Contents Acknowledgments xi Part I. Things that shape our future 1 1. TheLeapfromtheJungle 2 2. TheConfusionofOurTimes 9 3. PredictingtheFuture 21 4. OurValuesChartOurCourse 29 5. TheScientificMethod 39 6. CybernatedTechnology 49 7. AwayWeGo! 61 Part II. A Projection of Our Future 67 8. AtHomeintheTwenty-firstCentury 68 9. AMulti-DimensionalLife 91 10. DesigningtheNewGeneration 104 11. AVisittoCorcen 122 x Contents 12. TheCulturalCenter 136 13. TheCybernatedIndustrialComplex 141 14. TheLimitlessFrontiersofSpace 147 15. TheNewPersonality 156 Part III. Looking Forward 171 16. EducationforChange 172 Bibliography 178

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