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I like his misses better - moon colonies, floating cars
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![]() I must admit to probably being guilty of interpreting his words about communication devices to fit. I suspect he was actually thinking of fixed devices, not portable devices one could keep in a pocket. |
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As I said...
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Being popular helps a lot. People who make things happen work towards those predictions if they are realistic.
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Yep, that's one very interesting aspect of being a long time SF reader. I do think many of the things 'predicted' -- while being somewhat reasonable -- were also in mind by scientists and engineers when developing new products and technologies. The first step is always to imagine it!
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Wait a minute.
They were floating Volkswagans across flooded Van Nuys intersections when I was in High School (1960's) |
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Video calls have been predicted ever since the telephone was invented. We even get flying cars in this essay (but are spared pneumatic tubes).
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Or Facebook.
Or Twitter. Or Whatsapp. Or Youtube. Or MobileRead. Or other useless pastimes. Or... Wait. I think I should have stopped sooner ![]() Last edited by Katsunami; 01-03-2014 at 02:44 PM. |
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