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Toward New Horizons is a significant work in the field of futurology, authored by Theodore von Kármán in 1947. Kármán, a pioneering engineer in aeronautics and astronautics, utilized mathematics and basic sciences to forecast future developments. The book is an important example of the "technological forecasting" that emerged near the end of World War II. Kármán's work laid groundwork for understanding the relationship between scientific advancement and future possibilities, influencing subsequent studies in forecasting and societal trends.12

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