What were some Successful Futurist Predictions?
Underlying almost every successful invention is a successful futurist prediction. Some inventions are made by accident. But most are purposefully created based on futurist predictions that they will be adopted. Of course, most predictions in this regard are wrong. But many can be correct. Nikola Tesla, one of the most lauded amateur futurists of the 20th century, predicted that his alternating current would become the primary way we used electricity. He was right. Particle physicists anticipate the future successfully when they postulate particles predicted by their theories. Such particles whose existence was predicted in this way include the top quark, the positron, and the neutrino. So one might say that theoretical physicists are unintentional futurists. Historically, futurists are best at predicting the future when they actually play a key role in bringing about the future they predicted. In this way prophesies can be self-fulfilling. Examples include widespread adoption of cheap
