On "the History of the Future" that trans-looks into the past, present and future

Abstract

In this paper, the author proposes a new concept to examine the present affair with many problems, standing with a point of view on the phrase "visit from the past to the future" advocated by the technology and social division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. By the way, time flows with the past, the present, and the future, and the history of technology examines the background and society of the technology developed in the past, and solves problems for the present and the future. It is based on the past and present and is viewed the future. By replacing "problem solving" with "challenge", and it will be approached in the future. Future history is a category of research and study for examining the future situation by trans-looking the past, present and future. The concept has been discussed in the present paper.