The Year 2025, as foreseen in 1925
Welcome to 2025!
The scientist Archibald Montgomery Low (1888-1956) is remembered as a pioneer of drone aircraft. He also liked to make predictions about the future. Back in the early 1920s he published a book titled The Future in which he speculated about what the world would look like in 1925, as well as in the year 3000.
Some of his predictions were quite accurate. Others were more bizarre.
What I judge to be his accurate predictions:
And his inaccurate ones:
You can read Low's book at the Internet Archive. I think he would have liked the fact that his book is available on-demand via "wireless."
Below are some illustrations from the book.
More info: "Scientist's 'ruthlessly imaginative' 1925 predictions for the future come true – mostly" (The Guardian)
The scientist Archibald Montgomery Low (1888-1956) is remembered as a pioneer of drone aircraft. He also liked to make predictions about the future. Back in the early 1920s he published a book titled The Future in which he speculated about what the world would look like in 1925, as well as in the year 3000.
Some of his predictions were quite accurate. Others were more bizarre.
What I judge to be his accurate predictions:
"Signatures to checks may be sent by wireless to the bank while the cashier watches by 'television'"
"The average man of 2025 will be awakened by a radio alarm clock."
"At breakfast... a loud speaker will take the place of a morning paper, giving him all the news, while a 'television' machine will replace the daily pictorial newspapers."
"automatic telephones will be everywhere and will get the right number at all times"
"In the evening when a business man goes to the movies he will see half a dozen films being shown at the same time on the same screen. He will glance at the program and by setting his observation apparatus to the key number of the film he wishes to see, he will cut out all but that one."
"The average man of 2025 will be awakened by a radio alarm clock."
"At breakfast... a loud speaker will take the place of a morning paper, giving him all the news, while a 'television' machine will replace the daily pictorial newspapers."
"automatic telephones will be everywhere and will get the right number at all times"
"In the evening when a business man goes to the movies he will see half a dozen films being shown at the same time on the same screen. He will glance at the program and by setting his observation apparatus to the key number of the film he wishes to see, he will cut out all but that one."
And his inaccurate ones:
"women will at last dress logically in a one-piece hygienic suit, warmed by wireless"
"baldness will be almost universal"
"[The man of 2025] will then go to his office in his own car, which will be carried by an elevator to the door of his office. If he has to go anywhere on foot moving sidewalks will convey him without exertion."
"baldness will be almost universal"
"[The man of 2025] will then go to his office in his own car, which will be carried by an elevator to the door of his office. If he has to go anywhere on foot moving sidewalks will convey him without exertion."
News of Cumberland County - Sep 15, 1925
You can read Low's book at the Internet Archive. I think he would have liked the fact that his book is available on-demand via "wireless."
Below are some illustrations from the book.
More info: "Scientist's 'ruthlessly imaginative' 1925 predictions for the future come true – mostly" (The Guardian)
Comments
In the year 3000, everyone, including dogs, will wear goggles, doughboy helmets, and onesies. Judging from the golliwog the little kid is holding, racism will still hold sway. RCA Victor will finally merge the dog with the Victrola.
Posted by ges on 01/01/25 at 08:37 AM
The guy accurately predicted robodogs! However, his prediction that everybody would wear onesies proves that he would have needed women to fine-tune his predictions. They could have told him that no woman in the world wants to remove a onesie when they have to toilet (in the words of Victoria Stillwell).
Posted by Yudith on 01/01/25 at 08:56 AM
From the past, when poor people were all thin and rich people were all fat: In the future, poor people will be fat and /rich/ people will be thin.
Posted by Marco McClean on 01/01/25 at 08:19 PM
Category: 1920s | New Year | Yesterday’s Tomorrows