Where's My Jetpack?
Book • 2007
Daniel H. Wilson's Where's My Jetpack?
surveys the gadgets and technologies promised by earlier generations' visions of the future and explains why many failed to become commonplace.
Mixing humor with technical insight, Wilson examines cultural expectations, economic realities, and engineering challenges behind missing futuristic consumer devices.
The book explores how social priorities and market forces shaped which inventions succeeded and which remained speculative.
It offers an accessible critique of technological optimism and the mismatch between science fiction and practical deployment.
The result is an engaging reflection on how societies imagine and implement technological change.
surveys the gadgets and technologies promised by earlier generations' visions of the future and explains why many failed to become commonplace.
Mixing humor with technical insight, Wilson examines cultural expectations, economic realities, and engineering challenges behind missing futuristic consumer devices.
The book explores how social priorities and market forces shaped which inventions succeeded and which remained speculative.
It offers an accessible critique of technological optimism and the mismatch between science fiction and practical deployment.
The result is an engaging reflection on how societies imagine and implement technological change.
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