How many of us have experienced déjà vu? Or believe that history tends to repeat itself, over and over again, like a scratched record? Dr. Miles Sevenson is a Quantum Physicist and Director of Washington Labs at Cinniapolis State University. He believes in historic recurrence, the theory that history repeats itself. He is researching and developing a revolutionary pair of smart eyeglasses that he claims will end this cycle of repetitiveness and propel humanity into a new, unique history mankind has never encountered.

His passion started as a small test project to develop smart glasses that can overlay digital data onto the real world. The glasses were introduced to market and did not gain a large enough following to continue commercial development. At that time, Dr. Sevenson was closing out this project before moving on to brainstorm the lab’s next project. But, then, like all great inventors, figurative lightning struck him when least expected.

“I was archiving the data and cleaning a pair of the smart glasses, when it hit me,” Dr. Sevenson said, referring to his new idea to connect the glasses to the internet in a different way. “Our team experienced success in developing smart glasses to interact in the present. If a user wanted to be pushed notifications about sales, coupons, driving directions, or product availability using their location, we could do that and do that quite efficiently. But, anyone with a smartphone can get that service and they don’t have to wear glasses. We needed a reason for the glasses to exist. I believe we have found that reason.”

That reason is to save the world. Dr. Sevenson and his team are now developing smart glasses that are connected to a quantum supercomputer that can connect data from the past to real-time present data. The supercomputer analyzes certain data points to marry the past and the present. It then suggests to the user how to interact in the present to stop history from repeating itself. While very early in development, Dr. Sevenson admits the lack of support amongst his peers, “I’ve seen the eyes roll and heard the whispers. I would expect that to continue until this theory can be proven. If this technology works as expected, humanity will usher in an era of utopia never before experienced.”

While he imagines the technology to be used for the benefit of humanity, he also acknowledged it can be used to perpetuate evil, in the same way lethal weapons were adopted to influence and intimidate. “It’s the way of the world. The majority of technology is intended for honest, compassionate people. But, there will always be a fringe of the population that will exploit new ideas or devices for their own gain. It’s up to the creators to safeguard their inventions as best as possible.”

As of this article, there is only an idea to save the world. But, Dr. Sevenson and his team claim they will have a prototype and demo in time for the annual Cinniapolis Technology Expo later this year. “It’s an ambitious self-imposed deadline. However, when the fate of the world hangs in the balance, the desire to succeed overtakes any doubt or shortcomings.”