The highway脮s educational possibilities will also be open to the world脮s unofficial students. People anywhere will be able to take the best course taught by great teachers. The highway will make adult education, including job training and career-enhancement courses, more readily available.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: 脪The highway脮s educational possibilities will also be open to the world脮s unofficial students. People anywhere will be able to take the best course taught by great teachers. The highway will make adult education, including job training and career-enhancement courses, more readily available.脫
Biography:Bill Gates, the most influential technology entrepreneur of the late 20th century, was the primary author of the prediction-packed 1995 book “The Road Ahead” and is the founder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 9: Education: The Best Investment
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 203
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne