In 1964, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov predicted what you might find 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:
“One thought that occurs to me is that men will continue to withdraw from nature in order to create an environment that will suit them better.”
“Kitchen units will be devised that will prepare “automeals,” heating water and converting it to coffee”
“Complete lunches and dinners, with the food semiprepared, will be stored in the freezer until ready for processing.”
“The appliances of 2014 will have no electric cords, of course”
“Much effort will be put into the designing of vehicles with “Robot-brains”
“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”
These are some of many predictions which, as you can see, are scary accurate! See the rest of his predictions here.
Funny how he predicted all the boredom. 🙂