Amazing Predictions

[clarencebunsen]

Ten 100-year predictions that came true

In 1900, an American civil engineer called John Elfreth Watkins made a number of predictions about what the world would be like in 2000. How did he do?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16444966?print=true

[dgriffin]

And my favorite comment following the story:

"A time and world of optimism where people dreamed of better things and found investment to make them a reality. How much better the world would be in the future if people were inspired today instead of the doom and gloom scaremongers in the headlines constantly."