Sir George Thomson (Nobel Laureate) wrote a book "The Foreseeable Future" in 1955 predicting different things. But as I discovered there are another editions wi

Sir George Thomson (Nobel Laureate) wrote a book "The Foreseeable Future" in 1955 predicting different things. But as I discovered there are another editions with revised texts (The 1955 edition is searchable in Google Books). After talking about the outcome of inventing germanium transistor (1955) or germanium and silicon Transistors (1957) he predicted the mobile phone. It is possible that a short-range ‘walkie-talkie’, light enough to be carried regularly, may in the course of a few decades replace a good deal of telephoning over wires. But what's interesting regarding the topic is that 1957 edition has the following line It is already in use for communication inside a large building, such as a factory, between members of the staff. If in course of time it is developed to cover longer ranges and a much larger group, one must hope that personal liberty will be respected to the modest extent of providing the wearers with a switch rejecting incoming calls if they want to be at peace!