In 1899, Jean-Marc Cote, a French commercial artist, was commissioned to create illustrations for a series of cigarette cards timed to coincide with celebrations held throughout France to mark the beginning of the century. But before the cards could spread, the company that ordered them went bankrupt, leaving behind only one complete set of cards. Fifty of them, bizarrely depicting life in 2000, are reproduced here in full color, with live commentary and analysis by the most respected futurist of the twentieth century, Isaac Asimov. In his fascinating discourse on futurism, which serves