Tuesday, July 16, 2013

7 Gadget Predictions Sci-Fi Authors Got Right

Book: Neuromancer, by William Gibson

William Gibson said that the role of science fiction is not to predict the future but to comment on current trends. Nevertheless, he predicted cyberspace, reality television, and hacktivism. His debut novel, 1984's Neuromancer also contained a curious, prescient plot device, which the character Molly uses. "The glasses were surgically inset, sealing her sockets. The silver lenses seemed to grow from smooth pale skin above her cheekbones." Sounds like the potentially disturbing future of Google Glass.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/fact-vs-fiction/7-gadget-predictions-sci-fi-authors-got-right?src=rss

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