A lot of predictions had been made concerning the 21^st century concerning an improvement in technology, some of which came to pass while others still remain just as they were; mere predictions. We can count on a number of predictions that seem very accurate. A civil engineer, John Watkins, predicted that cars would be cheaper than horses, which came to be. In 1952, Robert Heinlein predicted that phones would be small enough to fit in purses, which was very accurate.

The German postcards predicting that air-travel would become commonplace in the 21^st century is also accurate since it came to pass. The Jetsons also showed how technology would be, which is witnessed as everybody joins the digital world. In 1964, Arthur Clarke predicted about the highly improved telecommunications, which came to pass and more to that, they came with added clarity (Davis 1). The predictions about an end to diseases came with improved medicines.

Among all the predictions made, I wish that the moving pavement house predicted in the German postcards would have come to be. Travelling on boats with glass lookouts that go under water would have been fun, which the today’s submarines cannot provide. I also wish that the intelligent life promised in Mars would have been true today, to give us an opportunity to explore a new planet as normally a do in our planet earth.

However, I am glad that the building intended to reach the nearest star has not come to be, since I have fears that this would have aroused the anger of God as it happened with the tower of Babel. Since there is a great advancement in technology today, in the future there will be all pills required to heal any medical malady. The media will also be multi-sensual, such that people can feel and smell what their TVs present. This sounds unbelievable, but it might actually come to be!

Works Cited

Davis, Lauren. How our predictions for the future changed throughout the 20^th century. Web. June 2015.

Leviski1212. The Jetsons Intro [Video]. Web. August 2008.

Lamar, Cyriaque. Robert Heinlein’s predictions for the year 2000 (From 1952). Web. December 2011.