Alvin Toffler (author of Future Shock)

Alvin Toffler

Born in 1928

Alvin Toffler was an American writer and futurist known for his influential works on digital, communications, and corporate revolutions.
As a former associate editor of Fortune magazine, he focused on technology's impact and the concept of information overload.
Toffler gained international recognition for his insights, with Accenture ranking him the third most influential voice among business leaders after Bill Gates and Peter Drucker.
The Financial Times dubbed him the "world's most famous futurologist," while People's Daily included him among the 50 foreigners who shaped modern China.
His trilogy of books, including Future Shock, The Third Wave, and PowerShift, explored societal changes and their implications for the future.

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