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Abstract

Prediction is hard, and in the technology world, it can even be a foolhardy exercise. Yet, as we come to the end of the 20th century--a century that saw us reach the moon, split the atom, and crack the genetic code--it is only natural to ask what the 21st century will hold for us. In doing so, it is also instructive to pause and glance back at what has been accomplished in the last century, perhaps also with a view to learn from the missed opportunites of the past.