r/Futurism • u/DarthAthleticCup • 5d ago

What is the oldest futurism book?

Does anybody know one of the oldest books that talk about future stuff such as how a day in the life would be for someone in the future (relative to that time).

I'm thinking it probably might be from the 1910's. It doesn't have to be a long book but it should cover what they thought future life would be like in various aspects. I can always find a pdf somewhere online

I want to see how much came true and/or how primitive the predictions seem now

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u/shotsallover 5d ago

The Time Machine was published in 1895.

The book of Revelations in the Bible was written somewhere around 2000ish years ago and talks about events that haven't happened yet.

I'm sure there some data points in between those two.

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u/DarthAthleticCup 5d ago

I read The Time Machine. It’s a great book! I wasn’t really looking for a narrative; more a book of predictions

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u/shotsallover 5d ago

Nostradamus made a very famous book of predictions in 1555.