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HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN A NUTSHELL FROM 2010 TILL THE END (IT AIN’T PRETTY) From the Viewpoint of England (the home of Arthur C Clark) Reporting Live from Mars in 2101 Hank Lederer and Brian Toren (Via holographic projection) Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 1 2011 | Internet has a greater reach than television | The first open petaflop supercomputer comes online | Batteries that charge in seconds | 22 nanometre chips are produce in mass Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 2 2012 | Economic growth remains sluggish in many markets | Brain-computer interfaces allowing the paralysed to walk | A cure for baldness | Mars Science Laboratory explores the Red Planet | Barack Obama is re-elected Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 3 2013 | Iran carries out its first nuclear test | 3D technologies are widespread | | India launches its 2nd lunar exploration mission Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 4 2014 | James Webb telescope is launched | Personalised DNA sequencing for less than $100 | 16nm chips are in mass production | MAVEN probe arrives at Mars | Most phone calls are made via the Internet | Brazil hosts the FIFA World Cup Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 5 2015 | Worldwide PC use reaches 2bn | Nanotech water filters are widespread | The first climate change refugees | New Horizons probe arrives at Pluto | Dawn probe arrives at Ceres | Voyager I enters the heliopause Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 6 2016 | The US military withdraws from Afghanistan |US vehicles are becoming |more fuel-efficient | |Holographic versatile disc (HVD) replaces Blu-Ray |Bio-cameras matching human eye resolution* Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 7 2017 | Total solar eclipse in the USA | Crossrail opens in London | Electronic paper is widespread | Portable laser devices that seal wounds | Teleportation of simple molecules* Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 8 2018 | The ITER experimental fusion reactor is switched on * | The European Extremely Large Telescope is operational | Ubiquitous internet nodes connect appliances, vehicles, etc. | Robot insect spies are in military use | Anti-fat drug is available | The new World Trade Center is complete Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 9 2019 | Computers break the exaflop barrier | Bionic eyes are commercially available | Automated freight transport | The Aral Sea disappears from the map | Global oil demand exceeds 100 million barrels per day Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 10 2020 - 2022 2020 – | | | | | 2021 – | | Internet use reaches 5 billion worldwide Texting by thinking Complete organ replacements grown from stem cells Holographic TV is mainstream Wholly lifelike CGI "Thoughtcrime" is becoming a reality Fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit 2022 – | Nanotech clothing enters the mass market | Tooth regeneration is transforming dental care Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 11 2020-2025 2023 –Laser-driven fusion energy makes progress 2024 - The biggest refugee crisis in world history 2025| Medical Nanobots becoming available | Africa and the Middle East are linked by a transcontinental bridge | Progress with longevity extension Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 12 2026-2029 2026 – | | Rising sea levels are wreaking havoc on the Maldives The United States of Africa is established 2027 – BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India) &China. overtake the G7 nations 2028 – | | 2029 – | | | | Printed electronics are ubiquitous Amputees can regrow lost limb* Automation of supermarkets and retail environments Intelligent advertising Titan Saturn System Mission (TSSM) Lake Chad disappears from the map Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 13 2030 – 2033 2030 – | Global population is reaching crisis point | India becomes the most populous country in the world | Full weather modeling is perfected 2031 – Married couples are a minority 2032 – | Manned mission to Mars | 4th generation nuclear power 2033 – | Hypersonic airliners are entering service | Holographic wall Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 14 2035– 2039 2035 Holographic recreations of dead people Robots are dominating the battlefield 2036 -- Bionic eyes that surpass human vision 2037 - Quantum computers are becoming available 2038 - Teleportation of complex organic molecules 2039 – Full immersion virtual reality US population reaches 400m Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 15 2040 – 2049 2040 - Clean energy is ubiquitous; fossil fuels becoming obsolete 2042 - Nanotech robot swarms are the latest in military hi-tech * \ 2044 - Personal storage devices reach the zettabyte scale 2045 - Humans are becoming intimately merged with machines 2049 - Robots are a common feature of homes and workplaces Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 16 2050-2059 2050 – | | | | 45% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed Smaller, faster, hi-tech automobiles 1 in 5 Europeans is Muslem Continent-wide "supergrids" provide much of the world's energy 2053 – | Moore's Law reaches stunning new levels | Genetically engineered "designer babies" for the rich 2055 - Global population plateaus at 9bn 2057 – Handheld MRI scanners 2059 - Mars population reaches 100 Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 17 2060-2069 2060 – | Global mass migrations of refugees | Global extinction rates are peaking | Mining operations on the Moon 2062 - Nanofabricators enter the consumer market 2065 – | Longevity treatments that can halt aging | Invisibility suits are in military use 2067 - Male and female salaries are reaching parity 2069 - 100th anniversary of Apollo 11 Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 18 2070-2079 2070 – | Fusion power is becoming widespread | Expansion of Moon bases 2072 - Picotechnology is becoming practical 2075 - The ozone layer has fully recovered 2076 - Unmanned probes to Sedna 2079 - Practical flying cars are entering the consumer market Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 19 2080-2082 2080 • Some humans are more non-biological than biological • Construction of a transatlantic tunnel • Polar bears face extinction • Deadly heat waves plague Europe; traditional agriculture is decimated • 2082 - The USA cedes territory to Mexico Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 20 2083-2089 2083 - Hyper-intelligent computers 2084 - Androids are entering law enforcement 2085 | Global currency | Macro-scale teleportation is achieved 2085-2089 - Manned exploration of the Jovian system Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 21 2090S 2090 - Traditional religions are fading from European culture 2092 - West Antarctica is among fastest growing areas in the world 2095 - Manned exploration of the Saturnian system 2099 | Sea levels are wreaking havoc around the world | 83% of the Amazon rainforest has been lost Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 22 FUTURECAST And now, what you all have been waiting for Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 23 2100 -2120 2100 – • Nomadic floating cities are roaming the oceans • The chemistry of Earth's oceans radically altered 2110 – • Terraforming of Mars is underway • Force fields are in military use 2115 - Femtoengineering is becoming possible 2120 – • Mind uploading enters mainstream society • The International Space Elevator is operational Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 24 2125-2170 2125 - Large-scale civilian settlement of the Moon is underway 2140 - Teleportation of large stationary objects is possible 2150 – • Interstellar travel is becoming possible • Androids physically indistinguishable from real humans (guess who’s coming to dinner) 2170 - The first kilometre-sized space station is complete Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 25 2180 - 2199 2180 – • Antimatter power plants started coming online • Asteroid terrorism 2190 - Matter replication devices are available for the home 2195 – • Global languages are becoming few in number now. 2199 - The West Antarctic ice sheet is beginning to disintegrate Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 26 2200-2220 2200 – Poverty, hunger and disease are being eradicated worldwide 2210 - A global rewilding effort is underway 2220 – • Mind uploading was available to a multitude of platforms • The Light Year Array operational. The Light Year Array is composed of millions of automated radio telescopes, constructed using self-replicating nanotechnology. Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 27 2230-2250 2230 - Antimatter-fueled starships - sustained travel at between 0.9 and 0.99c (90-99% lightspeed) 2240 - Christianity is fading from American culture 2240 - Christianity is fading from American culture 2250 – All of the Earth's natural energy is being captured and harnessed in some way Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 28 2250 AND BEYOND 2250 late - Humanity is becoming a Type 1 civilisation on the Kardashev scale. The scale is a theoretical method of measuring an advanced civilization's level of technological advancement. Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 29 SIGNS OF KARDASHEV PROGRESS By this date, practically all of the Earth's natural energy is being captured and harnessed in some way. Vast swathes of land, sea and atmosphere have been transformed into a series of enormous power harvesters In space, a geodesic network of power-harvesting stations is now in orbit Cyberspace, has supplanted physical reality completely, for many people. Accelerated development of the Solar System leads to settlements on Alpha Centauri, Barnard's Star and Wolf 359 in the th3 24th and 25th centuries Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 30 2300 - SUPERHUMAN POWERS If in the year 2000, individuals would be impervious to harm They could manipulate their environment Groups could link and combine their powers to even greater levels like lifting objects weighing of tons or changing weather Many citizens will have abandoned their homes altogether and would use booths or alcoves in the street, to recharge and recuperate. Much of the Earth is now being transformed into a gigantic computer Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 31 2500-4000AD 2500 AD - Mars has been terraformed 2750 AD - Venus has been terraformed 3100 AD - Humanity is becoming a Type 2 civilisation on the Kardashev scale 3500 AD - Solar Ring particle accelerator completed 4000 AD - Computer science is reaching its ultimate potential Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 32 10000-100000 10000 -15000 AD - The hypernova of Eta Carinae is affecting us 1,000,000 AD - Planet-sized computers & descendants of humanity are becoming a Type 3 civilisation on the Kardashev scale 10,000,000 AD - T Pyxidis is threatening Earth with lethal levels of gamma radiation 50,000,000 AD - Africa collides with Europe 100,000,000 AD – Bu now contact has been made with an advanced alien civilization of some kind, immigration laws too change Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 33 200000 - 3000000000 225,000,000 AD - Sol completes one galactic year 250,000,000 AD - A supercontinent is forming on Earth 600,000,000 AD - Total solar eclipses are no longer possible on Earth 1,000,000,000 AD - Earth is becoming too hot to support liquid water 3,000,000,000 AD - The Andromeda Galaxy has begun to collide and merge with our own Milky Way galaxy Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 34 5X 109 – 10X1028 5,000,000,000 AD - Sol is a red giant 12,000,000,000 AD - Sol has shrunk to become a black dwarf 1,000,000,000,000 AD - Star formation is declining in many galaxies 2,000,000,000,000 AD - Galaxies beyond the Local Supercluster are no longer visible 20,000,000,000,000 AD - Red dwarf stars are dying 100,000,000,000,000 AD - The end of the stellar era 5X 109 – 10X1028AD - The degenerate era of the universe Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 35 1028 AD - THE END The black hole era of the universe THE END Hank Lederer & Brian Toren - 5/15/2010 36