Technology: 100 years of past predictions (sort of) - video
So we’ve launched our first YouTube video which rapidly charts the computing technology milestones of the last 100 years and asks, ‘where are we heading next?’. We’re really excited about it and it was fun to create. Check out our YouTube channel PredictionTV (cheesy but ‘Nostradamical’ was taken…).
The concept
We wanted to ask, ‘what have been the key milestones in computing technology over the last 100 years that have lead to where we are now and where we are heading?’ Think iphone, Atari, ARPNET, microchips, robotics, code breaking, etc… At Nostradamical.com we’re all about predictions.
We also had a little fun thinking about the key milestones that could happen over the next few years from now. For instance, at Google’s current rate of growth how much power will they need by 2015? When will Facebook reach 1 billion users (they recently hit 175 million)?
Going back in time…
We had some fun phrasing the questions you would have asked had you had Nostradamical.com earlier in the last century (yes we know that was not possible). For example, “is the Sony Walkman just a teenage fad?” . Apple and Microsoft have both had interesting milestones over the last 20 years. One of favourite past quotes supposedly attributed to Bill Gates in 1981 was, “640K ought to be enough for anybody“. Although Gates apparently disputes this.
Thanks to…
I big thanks to PBS.org, About.com, and Computerhistory.org for their great sites on computer history. We also found some useful info at http://www.brainyhistory.com/ which helpfully lists out the detailed history of each year - thanks guys.
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