The highway, which will put an immense amount of information at anyoneÕs fingertips, will be an invaluable training tool. Someone who decides to change careers and go into computer consulting will have access to the best texts, the greatest lectures, and information about course requirements, exams and accreditation.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: ÒThe highway, which will put an immense amount of information at anyoneÕs fingertips, will be an invaluable training tool. Someone who decides to change careers and go into computer consulting will have access to the best texts, the greatest lectures, and information about course requirements, exams and accreditation.Ó
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: Economic structures
Subtopic: Employment
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 8: Friction-Free Capitalism
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 182, 183
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