A Discourse Concerning A New World And Another Planet, By John Wilkins

In his first book, John Wilkins wrote "Yet I do seriously and on good grounds affirm it possible to make a flying chariot in which a man may sit and give such a motion unto it as shall convey him through the air. And this perhaps might be made large enough to carry diverse men at the same time, together with food for their viaticum and commodities for traffic. It is not the bigness of anything in this kind that can hinder its motion, if the motive faculty be answerable thereunto. We see a great ship swims as well as a small cork, and an eagle flies in the air as well as a little gnat". (John Wilkins from A Discourse Concerning a New World and Another Planet, book 1, 1640). This prediction has come true, it is an airplane which can transport many people around the world in a matter of hours. Airplanes are long skinny vessels with long wings on either side, they're made of heavy metals but are still light enough to carry many people. They are flown by human pilots and fly high up in the sky and when you travel in them you get snacks, like peanuts, while you travel towards your destinations. …show more content…
It will only be necessary to carry an inexpensive instrument not bigger than a watch, which will enable its bearer to hear anywhere on sea or land for distances of thousands of miles". (Nikola Tesla, from an interview in the New York Times, Oct. 1909). This prediction has come true, it is called a cell phone, it is no bigger than the palm of a hand and is pretty light in weight. The cell phone allows you to make phone calls to anyone in the world, you can send written messages and have other people receive them in a matter of seconds and you can also send pictures and