Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Isaac Asimov's Not Bad, Pretty Good, Alright Astonishing 1964 Predictions of the World in 2014

Dude was a freak of nature.
Wrote five hundred six books.
506.

From BuzzFeed:
In 1964, famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov ventured a guess at what you might find if you set foot inside the 2014 World’s Fair. Using his gift for envisioning future technology, Asimov’s predictions from 50 years out are both stunningly accurate and perhaps a little bit depressing. Here’s a look at what he got right....MUCH MORE
A couple of the predictions that pop out:
“By 2014, only unmanned ships will have landed on Mars, though a manned expedition will be in the works and in the 2014 Futurama will show a model of an elaborate Martian colony”
"By 2014, only unmanned ships will have landed on Mars, though a manned expedition will be in the works and in the 2014 Futurama will show a model of an elaborate Martian colony"
“Synchronous satellites, hovering in space will make it possible for you to direct-dial any spot on earth”
"Synchronous satellites, hovering in space will make it possible for you to direct-dial any spot on earth"

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He ends the essay with:

"Indeed, the most somber speculation I can make about A.D. 2014 is that in a society of enforced leisure, the most glorious single word in the vocabulary will have become work!"