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As Isaac Asimov said, 'If it comes true, it's "There goes Asimov, the clear-eyed visionary." If it doesn't, it's "There goes Asimov, the nut."'

Fiction Predictions: Answers

M Class planet with two moons.

The crystal balls of these writers worked pretty well, don't you think? Here are the answers.

WriterPredictions
  1. Jules Verne
  2. HG Wells
  3. Edward Bellamy
  4. Philip K Dick
  5. Arthur C Clarke
  6. Ray Bradbury
  7. Hugo Gernsback
  8. Robert Heinlein
  9. Aldous Huxley
  10. George Orwell
  1. Synthesizer, fax machine, and the electric chair
  2. Weaponized microwaves, mobile phone, biological warfare
  3. Self-service department store, credit card
  4. Hydrogen-fuelled car, internet revolution
  5. Telecommuting, virtual surgery
  6. Flatscreen TV, earbud, 'political correctness'
  7. Video chat
  8. Atomic arms race, Mutually Assured Destruction
  9. Antidepressants
  10. CC cameras on every corner in the UK

If you got them all right, you probably read too much science fiction. Why not try your hand at writing some? Send your best efforts to the h2g2 Post. We don't care if your stories come true or not. In fact, most of the time, we hope they don't.

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