Science fiction makes very few predictions that come true. Sorry, but antigravity, holodecks, and transporters will never materialize (was that a pun? You decide). The communicator and Dick Tracy’s watch is an exception. Suspended animation? The jury is still out.
So in some cases we outdo even the most ambitious dreams of SF writers.
“antigravity, holodecks, and transporters will never materialize”
Way too early to make that call....
Never say never!
;-)
Science fiction makes very few predictions that come true.
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I respectfully disagree.
Sci-Fi makes loads of predictions, true enough. Most have not yet come to pass but the ones that have materialized (pun intended) are doozies. I’ve seen real miracles just in my lifetime.
I recall the non-invasive medical wonders of Star Trek every time an oxygen monitor is clipped to my fingertip. Star Trek also gave us communicators (OK, so we call then cellphones) and while transporters and Warp Drive aren’t here yet, we’re working on it. Didn’t the Navy have a variation of Dr. McCoy’s diagnostic table on the design boards?
Sci-Fi Lord Isaac Azimov predicted that the next stage in human evolution would be for us to grow closer to our machines. Between miraculous medical devices and Google on the cellphone, I dare say we are closer than ever.
Anything we can dream, we can have. FTL travel (Faster Than Light) isn’t here yet but we’re working on it. Suspended animation isn’t here either. Neither are mind control, regrowth of amputated limbs or interdimensional travel. But we are dreaming about them. And humans are excellent dreamers.