1The smartphone was a forerunner to the modern tablet computer, demonstrating the potential for portable, touchscreen devices.
2Was the Wright brothers' successful flight a forerunner to the widespread adoption of air travel?
3The company's innovative approach to sustainable energy has made it a forerunner in the field of renewable technologies.
4Consider how the early 20th-century avant-garde movement was a forerunner to the development of modern art.
5The introduction of the microprocessor was a forerunner to the personal computer revolution of the 1980s.