Retro Future Archive

This is an archive of records of dates and time of incidents and events from science fiction literatures and films. The numbers indicate the amount of time that has been passed between the event and the present day. This is an archive of predictions of people from the past.
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Time_Machine


A Victorian English inventor living in Richmond, Surrey, succeed at creating a time machine.
H.G.Wells / Published: 1895
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The_War_of_the_Worlds


Aliens on Mars began an invasion of Earth because their own resources are dwindling.
H.G.Wells / Published: 1898
20TH CENTURY
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A_Trip_to_the_Moon


A group of astronomers succeed at traveling to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule and explore the Moon's surface.
Georges Méliès / Released: October 4, 1902
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The_Day_the_Earth_
Stood_Still


The UFO lands on Washington D.C.
Robert Wise / Released: September 28, 1951
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The_Planet_of_the_Apes


Astronauts Taylor, Landon and Dodge departed and went deep hibernation, before they vanished two millennia after their departure.
Franklin J. Schaffner / Event: 1972 / Released: March 27, 1968
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Tron


Talented computer engineer Kevin Flynn is transported into the digital world, where he has to face off against Master Control Program.
Steven Lisberger / Released: July 9, 1982
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1984


Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party scrutinizes human actions with ever-watchful Big Brother.
George Owell/ Event: 1984 / Published: June 8, 1949
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Terminator_the_Judgement_Day


Skynet took over the world.
James Cameron / Event: August 29, 1997 / Released: July 3, 1991
21TH CENTURY
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2001:Space_Odyssey


Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission
Stanley Kubrick / Set 2001 / Released in April 3, 1968
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Back_to_the_Future


Time-traveling duo Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) return from saving Marty's future son from disaster
Robert Zemeckis / Released in November 22, 1989
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Blade_Runner


In Los Angeles of 2019, synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the Tyrell Corporation to work on off-world colonies.
Ridley Scott/Released in June 25, 1982
What is this Font?
Jueun Jeon / RISD 2020 / [email protected]