In 1960, scientists predicted the world would end on November 13, 2026
Popular Science · 13 Oct 2026

In 1960, scientists predicted the world would end on November 13, 2026

Published Oct 13, 2026 9:02 AM EDT In exactly a month, on November 13, 2026, the world will end. Fittingly, our impending apocalypse falls on Friday the 13th. At least, that was the prediction made by University of Illinois physicist Heinz von Foerster in a highly cited Science paper published in 19


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