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Interestingly enough, the only big thing they really missed was the rise of the personal computer and the Internet.
by kb101 15y ago
Interestingly enough, the only big thing they really missed was the rise of the personal computer and the Internet.
- mansr 15y agoThey missed air travel too, even dismissing it.
- garethsprice 15y ago"Photographs will be telegraphed from any distance", "Man will see around the world", "Grand opera will be telephoned" and "Telephones around the world" are all quite close approximations, all based on universal access to communication technology. The "University education will be free to all ... all will receive free eyeglasses and medical care" part was a depressing read - in the US we're probably further from that now than when the article was written.
- mansr 15y agoLarge parts of Europe have free university education and free medical care.