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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 03:10:43 -0800
From: "John Grigg" <>
Subject: Projections: BT Technology Timeline 


I have always had a love for technology timelines!  I remember fondly seeing the
ones Arthur C. Clarke created for his classic book Profiles of the Future.  
Robert Bradbury brings up some good points on the weaknesses of the timelines, 
but still it's well worth reading.  I look forward to what Cryonet readers have 
to say.

best wishes,

John 


Date:  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:27:45 -0800 (PST) 

From:  "Robert J. Bradbury" <> [add to address book] [add to
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Subject:  Projections: BT Technology Timeline 
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Some of the people on the list may find this URL of interest:

http://www.btexact.com/white_papers/downloads/WP106.pdf

Its 20+ pages of futuretech predictions.

I'm not "that" impressed.  I think we've already got
"Intelligent robotic pets" (to some extent) and they
were predicting that for 2005.

There are ~10 instances of nanotech or nanotechnology.

I think they may be a bit off on their "immortaility chip-
people move into cyberspace" since thats not projected
to occur until 2100.  And since it comes after the invention
of time travel and faster than light travel, they obviously
aren't doing a good job separating the "mere" engineering
problems from the requires new physics class of problems.

Ah, well -- but at least they are thinking about the subjects.

Robert




 
 



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