Sufficiently Advanced Technology

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” — Arthur C. Clarke

Clarke’s Third Law. Written in 1973. More true today than ever.

Show a smartphone to someone from 1900. A pocket-sized rectangle that holds all of human knowledge, speaks to satellites, and lets you see your family across the world in real time.

Magic. Obviously magic.

The line between engineer and wizard has always been thinner than we admit.