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In 1960, the Science Fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote a book, Profiles of the Future. On the last page, he presented a timeline of what he expected to happen in the future, and even gave dates. (But no mention of hover boards and flying cars.) Here are some of them:
translating machines (1970)
planetary landings (1980)
personal radio (1990)
fusion power (1990)
gravity waves (1990)
artificial intelligence (2000)
sub-nuclear structures (2000)
robots (2020)
global library (2010)
interstellar probes (2020)
bioengineering (2020)
control of heredity (2030)
climate control (2070)
machine intelligence exceeds ours (2080)
world brain (2100)
Most of his predictions have come true, some sooner than predicted. Gravity waves are in dispute and fusion power has yet to be done economically. But isn't personal radio a combination of cell phones and iPods? Global library and world brain reminds me of the Internet. It's interesting that Clarke thinks climate control will not be possible until 2070, yet some governments are trying to do that now.
translating machines (1970)
planetary landings (1980)
personal radio (1990)
fusion power (1990)
gravity waves (1990)
artificial intelligence (2000)
sub-nuclear structures (2000)
robots (2020)
global library (2010)
interstellar probes (2020)
bioengineering (2020)
control of heredity (2030)
climate control (2070)
machine intelligence exceeds ours (2080)
world brain (2100)
Most of his predictions have come true, some sooner than predicted. Gravity waves are in dispute and fusion power has yet to be done economically. But isn't personal radio a combination of cell phones and iPods? Global library and world brain reminds me of the Internet. It's interesting that Clarke thinks climate control will not be possible until 2070, yet some governments are trying to do that now.
