Among Passig 's accurate predictions were the September 11 attacks - in the 1990s , he predicted that a terrorist attack would take place on a major symbol of world order in the early 21st century . Passig also predicted the 2008 financial crisis in 1998 , when he said that there would be a global economic crisis that would start in either 2007 or 2008 . He wrote about the coming financial crisis in his book '' The Future Code '' , which was written in 2006 and published a few months before the crisis started . Passig also accurately forecasted major developments in wireless technology
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
David Passig