2013年9月,苹果已故创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯埋藏近30年的“时间胶囊(Time Capsule)”重见天日,虽比约定挖掘的时间晚了10年,但却如时空穿梭般让人见识了30年前的电子产品,也让时间胶囊走进更多人的视线,得到了更多人的关注和探寻。2014年10月,人们在波士顿老州议会大厦的一尊狮像里发现了一个距今已有一百多年的时间胶囊,不过这颗时间胶囊里装的却是一些信件、报纸和照片等。虽无电子产品,但通过先人留下的信件,我们亦可以“穿梭”回19世纪初,去看看那时的人们对20世纪都曾有过哪些期待。畅谈过去总比预言未来容易得多。道理不言自明,不需要有过人的智慧就可以脱口而出。然而,在一定程度上,过去却能指示未来。若我们知道19世纪都取得了 In September 2013, Steve Jobs, the late founder of Apple, buried the “Capsule of Time Capsules” for nearly 30 years. It was ten days later than the convention excavation, but it was time-and-space-like People have seen electronic products 30 years ago, but also time capsule into more people’s attention, get more people’s attention and exploration. In October 2014, a capsule was found in a lion statue in Boston’s Old State Capitol for more than a century, though the time was filled with letters, newspapers and photos. Although there are no electronic products, we can also “shuttle” back to the early 1800s to see what people in the world had expected in the 20th century through letters left by their ancestors. Speaking of the past is always easier than predicting the future. Truth is self-evident and can be blurted out without having extraordinary intelligence. However, to a certain extent, the past can indicate the future. If we know that the 19th century have been made