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A Visual Timeline of the Future Based on Famous Fiction
We may not have hoverboards and self-lacing Nikes by 2015, but what else has sci-fi and other fiction predicted will come to pass in the coming years? The good news is that according to H.G. Wells, the Earth is good for another 800,000 years.
Prepare to spend the next hour having a geek freakout with this awesome timeline of the future as predicted by famous fiction. You’ll want to check out the hi-res version here.
And if you’re in the mood for something more realistic, check out an actual timeline of the far future as predicted by scientists.
(via Brain Pickings)
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A Visual Timeline of the Future Based on Famous Fiction

We may not have hoverboards and self-lacing Nikes by 2015, but what else has sci-fi and other fiction predicted will come to pass in the coming years? The good news is that according to H.G. Wells, the Earth is good for another 800,000 years.

Prepare to spend the next hour having a geek freakout with this awesome timeline of the future as predicted by famous fiction. You’ll want to check out the hi-res version here.

And if you’re in the mood for something more realistic, check out an actual timeline of the far future as predicted by scientists.

(via Brain Pickings)

Source: brainpickings.org

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