2000 - Development of planets , creation of "cybernetic" organisms , Transmission of energy without wires 2050 - study of interstellar space , Control of gravitational forces , Contact with extraterrestrial civilizations , Management of Inheritance , 2100 weather management - interstellar flights and encounters with extraterrestrial civilizations, Climate Management , Artificial re-creation of life , victory over death - such exciting prospects for the next one hundred and fifty years is drawn in his book by a famous English scientist science fiction writer and popularizer Arthur C. Clarke . A passionate science propagandist and experienced word artist, Clark takes the reader on an interesting journey through the future and shows that the power of the human mind has no limits.