6 People Who Predicted the Future With Stunning Accuracy

Summary by Krater

This video explores historical predictions about the future of technology by figures like Nikola Tesla, John Watkins, Vannevar Bush, Isaac Asimov, Philco, and Ray Kurzweil, examining which of their predictions came true.

From the video

Answers: Which historical predictions about future technology actually came true?

• historical technology predictions
• Nikola Tesla future predictions
• John Watkins 1900 predictions
• Vannevar Bush Memex
• Philco 1999 concept video
• Ray Kurzweil technological predictions
• evolution of the internet and computers
• smartphones and video calling
• history of information technology

What it concludes

• Nikola Tesla accurately predicted self-driving autonomous vehicles and wireless video communication networks in his writings from 1898 and 1926.
• John Watkins predicted global photography screens, ready-cooked meal delivery, and worldwide wireless telephony in 1900.
• Vannevar Bush conceptualized the Memex in 1945, which laid the fundamental structural ideas for the World Wide Web, hyperlinks, and desktop computing.
• Philco's 1967 promotional film accurately anticipated tablet shopping, home security monitors, and online electronic bill payments.
• Arthur C. Clarke's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted an early version of tablet computing and electronic newspaper reading that later served as prior art in Samsung's patent defense against Apple.
• Isaac Asimov accurately predicted robot brains in vehicles, mobile computerized objects, and computerized home libraries, though his prediction of obsolete traditional schooling was incorrect in practice.