Icarus; or the Future of Science
Icarus; or the Future of Science is an essay on the dangers of scientific progress for future societies by the Nobel prize-winning writer, philosopher and liberal activist, Bertrand Russell. While not a work of fiction, it imagines a dystopian world of oppression by a powerful few that could easily take shape if advances in technology were to be controlled by the elite. Written as a counter-argument to J. B. S. Haldane's somewhat more optimistic Daedalus; or, Science and the Future.
Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression. Small octavo bound maroon boards with printed paper labels on front panel and spine. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1924. #10691.
Very good copy. Slight lean and boards slightly bowed, with some wear to spine and spine label. Small previous owner's bookplate and store stamp on front pastedown. Short review clipping pasted to front free-endpaper. Somewhat scarce.