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6 of the Worst Tech Predictions of All Time
6 of the Worst Tech Predictions of All Time
6 of the Worst Tech Predictions of All Time
Predictions about technology are notoriously tough to make. Still, the experts and visionaries often get it right — but when they don’t, they get it colossally wrong. Here are some of history’s most famously bungled insights made by tech giants and industry bigwigs, as rounded-up by Scientific American.
1911 Magazine Article Accurately Predicts Some Aspects of 2011 Life
1911 Magazine Article Accurately Predicts Some Aspects of 2011 Life
1911 Magazine Article Accurately Predicts Some Aspects of 2011 Life
When I imagine life in 1911, I picture mostly dirt roads and horse and buggy being the only mode of transportation outside of walking. I also picture it in black and white because color photography wasn't invented yet. Is that accurate? No, but that's the way my mind sees it so that's the way it is. One thing we do have in common with the people of the early 20th century is our daydreams of what t