Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If The Game Boy Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Nintendo's revolutionary handheld gaming device never made it to market, dramatically altering the trajectory of portable gaming and potentially reshaping the entire video game industry.
What If The Geneva Protocol Was Never Signed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1925 Geneva Protocol banning chemical and biological weapons was never agreed upon, potentially leading to unrestricted chemical warfare throughout the 20th century.
What If The German Fraunhofer Institutes Took a Different Approach?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Germany's influential Fraunhofer Society pursued a fundamentally different research and technology transfer model, dramatically altering the course of European innovation and global technological development.
What If The Germanwings Flight 9525 Crash Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the deliberate crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 was prevented, potentially transforming aviation psychology protocols and pilot mental health screening worldwide.
What If The Gig Economy Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the gig economy failed to emerge, dramatically altering the landscape of modern work, technology platforms, and labor relations in the 21st century.
What If The Golden Age of Hollywood Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Hollywood never developed into the entertainment powerhouse that dominated global cinema for decades, fundamentally altering the cultural landscape of the 20th century.