Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If The International Space Station Was Never Built?
Exploring the alternate timeline where international cooperation in space collapsed after the Cold War, preventing the construction of humanity's most ambitious orbital laboratory and permanently altering the trajectory of human spaceflight.
What If The Internet Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the technologies that led to the internet never converged, dramatically altering the development of global communications, economy, and society in the digital age.
What If The Internet Was Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global network of interconnected computers never materialized, radically altering technological development, communication, commerce, and social interaction in the modern world.
What If The iPhone Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple never developed the iPhone, dramatically altering the trajectory of mobile technology, digital culture, and the global economy in the 21st century.
What If The Ixtoc I Oil Spill Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic 1979-1980 Ixtoc I oil well blowout in the Bay of Campeche never happened, potentially altering offshore drilling safety standards, Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, and Mexico's petroleum industry development.
What If The James Webb Space Telescope Deployment Failed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where NASA's most ambitious space observatory experienced a catastrophic deployment failure, altering the trajectory of 21st century astronomy and space exploration.