URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/1053
Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records >  Sound recordings of club programs >  The Year 2000
Item Title The Year 2000
Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records
Speaker Kahn, Herman (1922-1983)
Date Created August 16, 1968
Description Kahn states, intentionally provocatively, that although humans have been on earth for one to two million years, there are only two events of any note. These are the introduction of production agriculture and the industrial revolution. He argues that in the near future, computers will have an enormous impact, and will have an incredible impact on life.
Subject(s) Technology Technological forecasting United States Social aspects Information revolution Social change
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded San Francisco, California, United States
Dimensions Duration: 58 minutes, 11 seconds
Format Sound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover ID Program 19680816; 2003c87_a_0005722
Record Number 2003C87.307
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1
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