The August 21 , 1960 Chicago Tribune ran thisCloser Than We Think!strip about “ Universal Language Boxes ” of the future .
In the world of tomorrow , you ’ll be able to utter in English and be understood by a Japanese who knows only his own tongue , or by an Ottoman Turk who ’s acquaint with his own language and no other .
A robot translate machine has already been develop by our Air Force . Right now it operates at only 40 words per moment and is bulky and complicated . But miniaturisation , combined with magnetic tape , suggests far more spectacular possibilities for the future – a transform boxwood that might listen to one vernacular and instantly relay a verbal version . Any speech would than be usable anywhere , universally !
See also : Language of the Future ( 1982)Connections : AT&T ’s Vision of the Future ( Part 1 , 1993)Vision ( Clip 1 , 1993)Vacations of the Future ( 1981)Closer Than We cerebrate ! ( 1958 - 1963 )
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