Jules Verne’s wrote a novel in 1863 which predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, wind power, missiles, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet, and feminism. It was lost for over 100 years after his publisher deemed it too unbelievable to publish.
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In 1995, Isaac Asimov received….
In 1995, Isaac Asimov received a letter congratulating him on an accidental prediction of alpha-particle RAM errors in one of his 1950s novel “Caves of Steel”.
40 years before James Cameron’s…
40 years before James Cameron’s “Avatar” was released, the “Noon Universe” Russian sci-fi novels were published, set on a forest planet called Pandora in the 22nd century, inhabited by humanoids called Nave (compared to the “Na’vi” in Avatar).
Douglas Adams came up with the…
Douglas Adams came up with the title for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field near Innsbruck with a copy of The Hitch-Hikers Guide to Europe. Looking up at the stars, he thought it would be a good idea for someone to write a hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy as well.
After being rejected by 20 publishers…
After being rejected by 20 publishers, Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic Dune was finally picked up by Chilton Books. The publisher was previously known only for those big car repair manuals sold in auto parts stores.
A 1969 SciFi novel accurately predicted the current state…
A 1969 SciFi novel accurately predicted the current state of world affairs of 2010 including a popular leader called President Obomi(R.5) Misleading
After seeing Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey…
After seeing Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the astronauts of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to leave Earth’s orbit, were tempted to radio back reporting the appearance of a black monolith.
Issac Asimov coined the term “robotics …
Issac Asimov coined the term “robotics” without knowing it. He assumed it was already a term.
Starship Troopers is the only science fi …
Starship Troopers is the only science fiction novel recommended by three of the five branches of the US military.
There are so many people that suffer fro …
There are so many people that suffer from depression (and even have suicidal thoughts) because Avatar isn’t real and they can never go to Pandora, that there is a forum to help these people cope with this depression.