The history of humanity is filled with many wonders and surprises. Numerous prophecies have been made in the past, many of which have come true.
The Cold War
The French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States in the early 19th century. After his trip, he wrote the famous book De La Démocratie en Amérique (Democracy in America). In this book, he predicted the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, suggesting that one day these two nations would hold the fate of half the world.
“In the future, there will be two great powers in the world. They have many different characteristics but are both aiming to dominate the rest of the world. Therefore, these two nations will focus on developing military strength to secure their own fate as well as that of the world,” wrote Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America.
Alexis de Tocqueville also foresaw potential issues arising from the differing ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union, predicting that both countries would inevitably clash.
100 years later, the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union evolved into the Cold War, marked by an arms race, particularly in nuclear weapons, between these two superpowers.
Today, Wi-Fi and internet connectivity have become widespread globally. (Illustrative image).
Wi-Fi, Mobile Phones, and the Internet
American scientist of Serbian descent Nikola Tesla was not just a mere scientist; he was also an outstanding inventor who made remarkably accurate predictions about technological advancements that were ahead of his time.
In a 1909 interview with the New York Times, Nikola Tesla predicted the invention of Wi-Fi and mobile phones.
“Soon, it will be possible to transmit wireless messages across the globe so simply that any individual can own and operate their own device,” Nikola Tesla stated in the New York Times interview.
In another interview in 1929, Tesla also predicted the emergence of the Internet more than 50 years before it became a reality.
“When wireless technology is perfected, the entire Earth will become a gigantic brain. We will be able to communicate with each other instantly, regardless of distance,” Tesla remarked.
Spaceships Landing on the Moon
In 1865, French author Jules Verne, known for his science fiction works, predicted the Apollo spacecraft’s landing on the Moon, more than 100 years before this event actually occurred.
In his short story titled “From the Earth to the Moon”, Verne narrates the first journey of humankind to the Moon, outlining many details that later became reality.
In his book, Jules Verne describes the launch taking place in Florida (USA), where the Kennedy Space Center is located. Here, Apollo 11 was launched into space carrying three American astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, on a mission to travel to Earth’s only satellite on July 16, 1969.
At the time in 1865, it was incredibly difficult for Jules Verne to connect these dots. His story detailed the journey of a spacecraft named Apollo, the astronauts’ names, and the state of weightlessness with astonishing accuracy.
Jules Verne also authored several other famous scientific books, including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).
Astronaut Neil Armstrong plants the American flag on the Moon’s surface. (Photo: NASA)
Organ Transplants
Robert Boyle is considered one of the founders of modern chemistry and played a significant role in establishing the Royal Society of London, now the national academy of sciences in the UK.
In his personal diary from the 1660s, Robert Boyle predicted organ transplants. “There will appear a way to heal from afar or at least through transplantation,” he wrote.
The first organ transplant took place in 1954, approximately 300 years after Robert Boyle’s prediction.
