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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

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!

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

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

Wat?

I guess it was a^n

Anyway Asimov had quite some prediction capabilities .

(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

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

(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.