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Re:Paul Otlet Envisioned the Internet Before Computers, With... by pmoriarty on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:30PM (#22050685)
So did E. M. Forster[1], who in 1909 published The Machine Stops.[2]

In it, Forster predicted something like a proto-Internet, chat rooms, video conferencing, and internet addiction.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._M._Forster

[2] - https://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/vetter/Other-stuff/The-Machi...

Re:Paul Otlet Envisioned the Internet Before Computers, With... by Causality1 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:22PM (#22051746)
Also Tesla if I recall correctly.