About this book
Anno 2070: een blik in de toekomst by Pieter Harting launches listeners into a 19th-century mind wrestling with the speed of progress, a playful and probing blend of science and science fiction by the Dutch professor writing as dr. Dioscorides. Harting’s updated 1870 edition — itself a response to an earlier 1865 forecast — reads like a time-capsule of technological speculation, where tunnels, machines, and social change arrive faster than the prophet expects.
Part essay, part speculative narrative, the audiobook explores themes of prediction, irony, and the relentless pace of industrial modernity. Harting alternates earnest scientific curiosity with wry observation, capturing the hopes and anxieties of a century that believed in both the power and unpredictability of invention. Historical context enriches the text: a post-Industrial Revolution Europe, Dutch intellectual life, and the peculiar confidence of Victorian-era futurism give the book its distinctive voice.
Perfect for listeners who love vintage science fiction, history of science, or thoughtful cultural critiques, this audiobook offers a compact, entertaining look at how the past imagined our future — and why those imaginings often tell us more about their own time than ours.
