Communication in electronic age fraught with peril
A few years ago, I found a great book under the Christmas tree written by Daniel Wilson. Entitled Where is My Jet Pack: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived, it took a look at a bunch of those space-age inventions — you know, all the good stuff we saw at futuristic rides at Disney World, on Star Trek and The Jetsons — that were supposed to make life easier for us in the 21st century.
