Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Die Welt in 100 Jahren

Rate this book
"In den Jahren 1909 und 1910 entstand dieses reich illustrierte Buch über eine damals ferne Zukunft, das, anders als die literarischen Visionen jener Zeit, von Experten verschiedener Bereiche geschriebene und möglichst sachliche Prognosen versammelte. Dem einflussreichen Journalisten Arthur Brehmer (1858-1923) gelang es, prominente Autoren zu gewinnen, sich Gedanken über die Zukunft zu machen. Ernst Lübbert (1879-1915) schuf die kongenialen Illustrationen. Es entstand ein Werk, das inhaltlich bereits in Richtung der Futurologie unserer Tage weist. Ganz gewiss kann man die heutige Arbeit der Zukunftsforscher, die mit Hilfe unermesslicher Datenmengen und Rechnerkapazitäten vorsichtig gewisse Trends für kommende Jahrzehnte vorauszusagen suchen, nicht mit der "Welt in 100 Jahren" vergleichen. Aber immerhin, die Experten von 1910 haben einige Treffer, "aus der Lostrommel der Zukunft" gezogen, wie Goethe es ausgedrückt hat, die erstaunlich sind."

(http://www.amazon.de/Die-Welt-100-Jah...)

319 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1910

2 people are currently reading
39 people want to read

About the author

Arthur Brehmer (1858 - 1923) was a German journalist and author.

He was the son of poet Antonie Brehmer-Gaffron, with whom he co-created the poem collection Aus der Fremde.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
4 (17%)
4 stars
10 (43%)
3 stars
9 (39%)
2 stars
0 (0%)
1 star
0 (0%)
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
Profile Image for Marc-Oliver Teschke.
1 review
August 9, 2025
I think I enjoyed the concept of this book more than its actual content.
I love the idea of a book about what people (now more than) a hundred years ago thought our present day would be like.
The actual texts can mostly be boiled down to “airships will revolutionize every aspect of daily life and also warfare” and “the widespread use of Radium everywhere will wipe out everything bad in the world and amplify everything good, three thumbs up!”

I found it illuminating insofar that I‘m sure a similar book written today would be two dozen dudes having a wank about how 2125 will be AI-everything. So in a way not much has changed at all, for the tech-bro, he is eternal!

Also, should you want to read this book, be aware that it is (of course) very much of its time and especially some of the early texts have some highly questionable things to say about the races of Africa and the Far East.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.