Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If The Titanic Never Sank?
Exploring how maritime history, safety regulations, and popular culture would have developed if the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic had completed its maiden voyage successfully in 1912.
What If The Internet Was Never Invented?
Exploring how our modern world would function if the revolutionary technology of the internet had never been developed, transforming communication, commerce, and global society.
What If Ancient Rome Had an Industrial Revolution?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Roman Empire had experienced an industrial revolution, developing steam power, mass production, and modern technology nearly two millennia before our timeline.
What If Leibniz's Calculating Machine Was Mass-Produced?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's mechanical calculator had been successfully mass-produced in the early 18th century, potentially accelerating the development of computing technology by decades or even centuries.
What If Archimedes' War Machines Were Mass-Produced?
Exploring how ancient warfare and technological development might have unfolded if Archimedes' innovative war machines had been systematically reproduced and deployed throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.
What If International Space Cooperation Took Different Forms?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if international cooperation in space exploration had developed along different political, economic, and scientific lines.