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The Future, Your Challenge
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www.zapatainc.com “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present…” Abraham Lincoln
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www.zapatainc.com ZAPATA’s Time Machine ZAPATA’s Time Machine ™ You YOUR PAST
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www.zapatainc.com ZAPATA’s Time Machine ZAPATA’s Time Machine™ Out of the Box Today’s Paradigm
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www.zapatainc.com Galileo
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Fred Smith
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Historical Perspective
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COMPUTERSCOMPUTERS
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1940’s
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www.zapatainc.com 1946
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1970’s
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www.zapatainc.com 1992
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www.zapatainc.com 1994
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www.zapatainc.com 1989 - Internet from DARPA to Public Domain 1992 - One Million Websites on the Internet 2000 - One Million Websites added per Week 2014 – 3.1 Billion Users Worldwide 2014 – 109 Trillion Emails
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www.zapatainc.com China – USA Tension Your Challenges Terrorism Middle East Turmoil Two Epic Struggles European Integration Fails
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www.zapatainc.com Struggle for Resources Two Epic Struggles Struggle of Ideas 20102050 World Population6.8 Billion 9.3 Billion China1.3 Billion1.5 Billion India1.2 Billion1.6 Billion USA (4% - 25%).3 Billion.4 Billion
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www.zapatainc.com China – USA Tension Largest Population Mass in the World Transition from Agricultural Economy to Information Age Significant Cultural Differences
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www.zapatainc.com Israeli – Palestinian Conflict 3,800 Mile Wide Conflict Area Libya – Egypt – Lebanon - Jordan Libya – Egypt – Lebanon - Jordan Syria - Iraq – Iran- Afghanistan Syria - Iraq – Iran- Afghanistan Pakistan and India Pakistan and India Southern Collection of Failed States Guinea, Congo, CAR, Chad, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen Guinea, Congo, CAR, Chad, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen Middle East Turmoil
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Large Conventional Explosives High Consequence – Low Probability Complacency Terrorism Terrorism
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www.zapatainc.com European Integration Fails The English Don’t Like the Germans The Germans Don’t Like the Italians The French Don’t Like Anybody The Italians Don’t Like the French
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www.zapatainc.com Your Opportunities Energy Personal Computers Wireless Communications Mechanical Robots Mechanical Robots Social Media Social Media Bio-Informatics Biotechnology Bio-Robots Bio-Robots Post–Human Society! Post–Human Society! Five Waves of Technology
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www.zapatainc.com A Word of Caution
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www.zapatainc.com Everything that can be invented has been invented.” “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Durell, 1899 Commissioner of the US Patent Office
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www.zapatainc.com I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, 1943 Thomas Watson, 1943 Chairman IBM Chairman IBM
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www.zapatainc.com “640k ought to be enough for anybody.” Bill Gates, 1981 CEO Microsoft CEO Microsoft
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