Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If The Windscale Fire Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Britain avoided its worst nuclear accident in 1957, potentially transforming the future of nuclear energy in the UK and globally.
What If The World Wide Web Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Tim Berners-Lee never developed the World Wide Web, dramatically altering the evolution of digital communication, information sharing, and global connectivity in the modern era.
What If The Yamato Was Never Sunk?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the massive Japanese battleship Yamato survived American attacks in April 1945, potentially altering the final stages of the Pacific War and naval warfare's future trajectory.
What If The Yangtze River Dams Were Never Built?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China never constructed its massive dam projects on the Yangtze River, fundamentally altering China's development, environmental landscape, and global position in the 21st century.
What If Thomas Edison Lost The Current Wars?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse decisively defeated Thomas Edison in the War of the Currents, reshaping America's electrical infrastructure and technological development throughout the 20th century.
What If Three Mile Island Never Had an Accident?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of nuclear energy in America and globally.