A Brief History of the Future: How Visionary Thinkers Changed the World and Tomorrow's Trends are 'Made' and Marketed - Softcover

Whether for economic, personal, or political reasons, people have always wanted to know what the future will bring, and there have been no lack of people to tell us. A Brief History of the Future chronicles the most influential futurists over the years, from Delphi's virgin visionaries, to pop futurists, science fiction writers, trend gurus, and evolutionary experts.

Oona Strathern is a journalist and futurist who currently lives in Vienna with her German futurist husband and two sons (whose visions of the future include 'sweets growing on trees' and 'homework writing machines'). She has written for many newspapers and magazines, including the Observer, and now works as a writer and consultant for the Europe's leading future and trend consultants the Zukunftsinstitut in Vienna and Frankfurt.