The Washington Post on Mythryl: “Predicting how things will change decades from now is a daunting…”

Predicting how things will change decades from now is a daunting task. Thomas O’Toole, The Post’s science editor at the time, attempted to do just that for America’s bicentennial in July 1976. Here's what he got right — and wrong about 2026.

washingtonpost.com50 years ago, The Post pictured life in 2026. Here’s what it got right.Science editor Thomas O’Toole forecast innovations, including gene editing, deep-sea mining and nuclear-powered artificial hearts.

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