In the next decade, it will be possible for an elementary school student to come home after class and instead of playing Nintendo, plug into the Library of Congress and explore an entire universe of information along a road map defined by that child’s curiosity – with the information appearing not only in the form of words but in the form of vivid, moving colored pictures precisely keyed to the subjects and questions of most interest to that student.
Predictor: Gore, Al
Prediction, in context:On March 23, 1993, a writer for Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report interviewed Al Gore about his responsibility as President Bill Clinton’s crafter of Internet policy. In the interview, Gore says:”In the next decade, it will be possible for an elementary school student to come home after class and instead of playing Nintendo, plug into the Library of Congress and explore an entire universe of information along a road map defined by that child’s curiosity – with the information appearing not only in the form of words but in the form of vivid, moving colored pictures precisely keyed to the subjects and questions of most interest to that student.”
Date of prediction: March 23, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report
Title, headline, chapter name: Gore: Confident the U.S. Can Become ‘A Premiere Information Marketplace’
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web14.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=1&_ug=dbs+0+ln+en%2Dus+sid+71ED3F2E%2DB019%2D4020%2DA3A5%2DF9FBA06473FD%40Sessionmgr4%2DSessionmgr3+CBE5&_us=bs+%22Gore%3A++Confident++the++U%2ES%2E++can++become%2E%2E%2E%22+cst+0%3B1+ds+%22Gore%3A++Confident++the++U%2ES%2E++can++become%2E%2E%2E%22+dstb+KS+hd+0+hs+%2D1+or+Date+ri+KAAACBWB00037840+sl+0+sm+KS+so+b+ss+SO+769F&fn=1&rn=1
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