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Inventions of Impact for the 21st Century
B y T homas J. F rey and D arby F rey
highs, w ill result in virtual silence.
Contributing W rlte ri from the DnVIaci Im titute
But think o f the possibilities. A n
outdoor rock concert that would not
A t the Da Vinci Institute, our goal
is to fo rec a st a n d p re d ict fu tu re
inventions an d technology’. A n d we
believe m any o f th ese will have a
p rofou n d effect on our lives.
O ne thing that w e do not do is
place a value judgem ent on w hether
or not w e should be pursuing these
te c h n o lo g ie s. W e do n o t p ain t
pictures o f a doom and gloom future,
n o r do w e p re d ic t th a t all the
technology will create som e utopian
world. O ur consensus is that these
future technologies are inevitable.
peasant during the reign o f King
experience first-hand the sounds o f a
and connected to an array o f devices to
- buy S cope M o u th w ash ." Y ou
Henry III? Sim ply telling you w hat it
culture, the fears and anxiety o f
sustain vital body functions The fetus
w ould definitely take notice.
was like does not even com e close to
d is e a s e a n d in ju ry , an s im p le
lies submerged in the “womb" which
T he w hole idea o f a o u td o o r
giving you a clear picture. Y ou need
resignation to the fate that guided
replaces oxygen and cleans fetus’ blood
disturb the w hole com m unity. Loud
visually anim ated advertisem ent is a
to see, hear, and feel w hat that world
them through their existence.
with a dialysis machine connected to
in d u stria l p ro jec ts such as rock
crushers, saw m ills, or pow er plants
very real possibility. G overnm ental
was like during that period in history.
operating in near silence. Q uiet a
laws and regulations w ill very likely
V irtual reality is offering us the
determ ine how pervasive this type o f
first step into that direction. But the
If you think this is a wacky idea,
path is b ecau se an in cu b ato r is
motorcycle, and even a silent mi litary.
advertising will becom e.
educators w ill not be satisfied until
think again. Dr. Yoshinori Kuwabar, a
capable o f preserv ing a 10 week old
the experience is com plete.
Japanese scientist, has successfully
fetus, will also have the capability o f
H is to r ic a l
developed an artificial womb capable
handling an even older fetus. In fact,
G eography E m ulator w ill enable
o f incubating goat fetuses for three
w hy bother w ith the m other at all?
B ased on the idea o f a themed
educators to dial-in the location and
weeks until birth. The artificial womb
W hy not place the egg in a petn dish
obstacle course, participants w ill be
time period that they wish to immerse
consists ofaclearplastic box filled with
and then place it directly into the
sequentially routed through a variety
their students in. They will be able to
amniotic fluid at body temperatures
artificial womb.
Im m ediate uses will be to provide
a m ore shock resistant car tire, slower
o f challenging “ adventure” courses,
air m attresses, and denser air bags for
in unique environm ents w ith their
cars. V isc o u s air p o o ls w ill be
-quest to “ survive” their race to the
Viscous Air
V iscous air is a concept idea o f
cohesive ultra-dense air. Ify o u think
Adventure-Based
Fitness Parks
o f a gas having the density and fluidity
o f w ater, y o u ’d get the picture.
constructed to allow people to go
Negative Sound
m essage “ D on’t have dragon breath
finish line.
For example, an Indiana Jones trail
sw im m ing w ithout getting wet.
Im agine a Boeing 747 that made
virtually no noise as it’s hulking mass
lifted o ff from the runw ay. Im agine a
tra in q u ie tly d riv in g th ro u g h a
V isc o u s air “b u lle ts” w ill be
w ill have the participant avoiding
designed w ith the force and im pact to
falling rocks, clim bing steep cliffs,
knock a predator o ff his feet w ithout
sw inging on vines over canyons, etc.
draw ing blood or even cause serious
E nvironm ents for each trail will be a
tissue dam age.
c o m b in a tio n
residential com m unity. These are just
a couple o f the prom ises being m ade
by the researchers w orking on the
science o f ‘killing audio w aves.’ In
theory, the generation o f an audio
i w ave that is the exact opposite o f a
sound, w ith high w aves canceling
out low w aves and low canceling out
The
of
a n im a tr o n ic s ,
Holographic
Billboards
If an anim ated dragon suddenly
m aterialized alongside the road and
h o lo g r a p h s ,
and
Historical Geography
Emulators
W h at's it like to live in 16,h century
th e n d is in te g ra te d in to a b r ie f
Beijing? O r how did it feel to be a
in A m erica to build cities and towns
a factory to m anufacture our new
like Rosew ood or Black W all Street.
discovery, we w ere not allowed.
All o f the inventions that Blacks
A fric a n A m e ric a n s h a v e n o t
W e m eant to do all those things. W e
always been able to fully participate
did not m ean to be segregated. The
have m ade in this country are too
in A m e ric a ’s te c h n o lo g ic a l and
B lack codes o f the 18 9 0 's denied us
num erous to m ention. N ot one Black
econom ic advances.
the possibility o f new expression. If
person got w ealthy from it.
D uring th e A g ricu ltu ra l A ge,
w e w anted to m ove W est, we w ere
A fric a n A m e ric a n s a re n o w
cotton and farm ing w as the height o f
not allow ed. I f w e w anted to open up
moving into the Inform ation A ge and
the marketplace. Economically,
w hat’s so glorious about it is that
we m issed out on that because
no one know s how tall you are.
o u r la b o r w en t to su p p o rt
w hether y o u ' re m ale or female or
another society.
w hat your skin color is. W e,
T h en ca m e th e A g e o f
A fric a n A m e ric a n s h av e an
M anufacturing. E ven though
opportunity to correct all the
m any B lack inventors devised
things that happened to us in
new tech n o lo g ies, w e co u ld
those two ages by design w e
n o t get them p aten te d easily.
m issed out on.
is
an
w ere
opportunity for the Black society
allo w ed to sw eep the floor
to catch up. In cyberspace, we
afte r the w o rk ers w ere gone.
can go forw ard in tim e through
So again, A frican A m erican s
virtual reality and no one has
m issed out d uring that period.
been there yet. W e can go there
W hen w e cam e o ut o f
and build our better future. W e
slavery during the 188O’s, the
can build a B lack society to how
th e
fa c to rie s .
We
we would want it. There is no limit
question for us w as to know
"W h at is our v isio n ?” O ur
grand vision w as to play a part
Lou Myers, actor from the television show,
“A Different World" and the movie, “How
Stella Got Her Groove Back.”
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c o m p le te
the umbilical cord.
to w here w e can go w ith this
technology.
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