Letter of the Twenty-Fourth Century story

shortstory: Letter of the Twenty-Fourth Century (1929) · 1929-12 · Leslie F. Stone

A 24th century man's letter to a friend describes in passing some of the progress made by humankind.

5 total · 1 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
information technology in society major Harry described a system, much like the Internet, which enabled people to attend business meeting from home, have their children taught lesson by far away living teachers, watch movies, listen to music, read information from all around the world, and tune in on the "World Court" to learn of its decisions in real time.
anti-aging technology minor Harry described how advances in medical science made it possible for people to stay youthful in appearance until they die.
democracy minor Harry described a form of world government where each individual "had his little say" in deciding what was best for the world.
nuclear fission power minor Harry described how energy was generated from the atom, instead of from oil and coal.
world government minor Harry explained how there were no more nation states, the world was united, and that everyone in the world spoke a common language.