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Different visions of the future have been introduced throughout time positive, negative, prescient, and just plain nutty. Our Center has highlighted a sample from popular culture below for quick reference.
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Metropolis (1927)
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Rocketship X-M (1950)
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The Jetsons (1962)
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Star Trek (1966-1969)
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Sleeper (1973)
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Dr. Strangelove (1964)
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Colossus (1970)
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Back to the Future (1985)
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Stargate (1994)
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The Fifth Element (1997)
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Gattaca (1997)
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Futurama (1999-2003)
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Minority Report (2002)
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Anton, P., Silberglitt, R. and Schneider J. (2001) "The global technology revolution: Bio/nano/materials trends and their synergies with information technology by 2015." RAND Corporation.
Drucker, Peter. (1964) "The big power of little ideas." Harvard Business Review.
Institute for the Future. (1997) "Nine technology filters how the outlook team evaluates new technologies."
"January 1, A.D. 3000." (1856) Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 12, issue 68, January.
Simon. (2002) "Forecasting the future of shaping it?"
Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 11, issue 3, pp. 601-605.
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