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Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, dies aged 87

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | 11:03 PM

Toffler was one of the world’s most famous futurists who foresaw how digital technology would transform the world

Alvin Toffler, a guru of the post-industrial age whose books, including Future Shock, anticipated the transformation brought about by the rise of digital technology, has died. He was 87.

Toffler died in his sleep at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, on Monday, said Yvonne Merkel, a spokeswoman for his Virginia-based consulting firm Toffler Associates.

With heavy hearts we share that Alvin Toffler, our firm’s founder, has died at age 87. #RememberingAlvinToffler https://t.co/PjzIZvRBD7

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