The predictions the world of 2019 of Isaac Asimov

[compsystems]

Las predicciones del año 2019 de Isaac Asimov
https://www.neoteo.com/las-predicciones-...ac-asimov/

35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/...wrote.html

[Steve Simpkin]

A very interesting read! A bit like opening a time capsule.
As mentioned in the companion article, Isaac Asimov was no Nostradamus.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/...damus.html

And where is my flying car that we were promised was "just around the corner", in the 1060's, dammit!

[Dan]

Blade Runner is set in 2019, but I don't think there are any replicants around here.

[Thomas Klemm]

Quote:\((\sqrt[n]{a})^n=(a^\frac{1}{n})=a\)

Wat?

[pier4r]

I guess it was a^n

Anyway Asimov had quite some prediction capabilities .

[Gerson W. Barbosa]

(01-03-2019 10:15 AM)pier4r Wrote:  Anyway Asimov had quite some prediction capabilities .

Also did Ray Bradbury:

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style...31947.html

[EugeneNine]

Doesn't appear to be all that accurate, maybe 50/50. His predictions on education and the moon are wrong for example

[Dan]

(01-07-2019 12:42 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  Doesn't appear to be all that accurate, maybe 50/50. His predictions on education and the moon are wrong for example

This is common for people that saw the moon landing. I don't blame them, things were progressing quite quickly until people realised just how difficult, expensive and dangerous space travel/colonisation really is.