Rand Foresees Future Shapes of War and Society
Rand Corporation's long range forecasting aims to guide decision makers amid exploding alternatives. The piece details methods by Gordon and Helmer, results predicting 1984 world changes, including population growth to 4.4 billion, automation in farming and medicine, universal education via teaching machines, automated libraries, and a lunar base with Mars missions, all under defense and civilian exploration.
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Rand Corporation
Santa Monica
California
America
Rand
United States Air Force
Hermann Kahn
US Air Force
Defence Establishment
Olaf Helmer
Gordon- Helmer
Gordon and Helmer
Gordon and
Helmer
Space
Lunar
Mars
Venus
Deepspace
Air archaeology and aerial photography reveal buried sites
Air archaeology blends X rays for surgeons with air photos for explorers. After early accidental flights, photographers revealed ancient cities and tombs from the air. RAF officer J Brad ord spotted Arpi in Apulia, linking aviation to archaeology and inspiring work in Italy and beyond. Bradford published Ancient Landscapes in 1957.
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J. Bradord
Apulia
Arpi
Rome
Italy
Christ
Galilee
Bradford
Spina
Po Desta
Jericho
Agrigento
Sicily
Guidonia
Pozzuoli
Naples
Portus Julius
Visions of the Year 2100 and the Gordon Helmer Report
The piece surveys Rand futurology forecasts from the Gordon Helmer Report, detailing predictions on population growth to 8,004 million, bioengineering advances, and space exploration. It reflects on the challenges of predicting human development and the need to integrate research into policy while addressing societal inequities and ethical questions.
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Earth
Moon
Solar
Gordon- Helmer
Mr Helmer
Mystery over Simpson and the Donkey Hero in Dunedin
In Dunedin New Zealand the death of Galli veteran James Gree Jackson renews dispute about the “Simpson and his Donkey” tale from Gallipoli. Jackson claimed Private R A Henderson and a donkey named Murphy saved hundreds of wounded by transporting them from the battlefield, contesting that the famous Simpson was John Kirkpatrick and that no Simpson carried men from the field. Jackson served as a stretcher bearer with the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force after leaving New Zealand.
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Simpson
Donkey
Dunedin
New Zealand
James Gree Jackson
Jackson
R. A. Henderson
Field Ambulance
Murphy
Gallipoli
Australian Associated Press
H. Moore-Jones
Canberra
Auckland
Henderson
Kirkpatrick
New Zeaand
1St
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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Joel Busch
Mankind
Air Archaeology
Randfuturologists
Kaputt
Simpson Cor Henderson
John Kirkpatrick
Private Henderson
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