Printing & Publishing · Projected milestone

Books built to last 10,000 years

Estimated year~2064

36% by 2069 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Key books are routinely etched into glass or ceramic that can be read for ten thousand years without power.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

This page describes a forecast, rather than an achieved result. Read the methodology and assumptions.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.