Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If The Industrial Revolution Began Outside Europe?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution originated in China or the Islamic world, dramatically reshaping global power dynamics, technological development, and the modern world order.
What If The Industrial Revolution Happened Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution began in the 14th century rather than the 18th, potentially transforming the Renaissance period into an era of mechanical innovation and changing the course of European and global development.
What If The Industrial Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Industrial Revolution failed to materialize in 18th-century Britain, dramatically altering the technological, economic, and social development of human civilization.
What If The Information Age Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the technological revolution of computing and networking failed to materialize, leaving humanity without the digital transformation that has defined our modern world.
What If The Information Economy Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the digital revolution stalled, and the information-based economy that defines our modern world never came to dominate global markets and society.
What If The Integrated Circuit Was Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the integrated circuit was never invented, fundamentally altering the trajectory of computing, telecommunications, and virtually every aspect of modern technological society.