A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist

An optimistic survey of how accelerating science and invention will reshape material life and moral outlook over the next century, arguing that electrical and wave-based technologies will transform communication, travel, housing, and the use of the sea. The writer combines technical speculation with moral conjecture, anticipating shifts in attitudes toward marriage, the status of women, education, and religion, and foresees practical effects on business practices, newspapers, law, economies, the arts, and literature. Predictions are presented as extensions of existing trends rather than certainty, emphasizing both possible conveniences and broad changes in human character and institutions.