John Elfreth Watkins Jr.

· USA secular · journalist, visionary

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American civil engineer who published remarkably accurate predictions for the year 2000 in the Ladies' Home Journal in December 1900, including digital photography, mobile phones, and high-speed trains.

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Prophecies & Visions (1)

Real-Time Photo Transmission

1900 AD — Washington

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Color photographs will be transmitted by telegraph around the world. If a war breaks out in China, snapshots of the most striking events will be published in newspapers an hour later.

Reality: Satellite TV, internet, and digital photography enable real-time image transmission from every corner of the world.

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