Optimistic Science Fiction predictions that could still come true...

Optimistic Science Fiction predictions that could still come true. As seen on the previous timeline, many predictions Science Fiction made actually became reality. But there are still plenty of Science Fiction out there that could still come true- some more likely then others. This is mainly due to the fact that the stories take place in the future- even though some of them have been written a long time ago. This timeline looks at television programs, movies and publications of Sci-Fi authors and should only give a brief introduction of how especially technology can look like in the future. Furthermore I want to refer back to the two YouTube videos posted earlier on showing of technology might develop itself.

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Timeline of Science Fiction Predictions that came true

This timeline explores Science Fiction novels and its predictions which came true. Both the date of the publication and the date of the when the technology actually came true are stated in the timeline. Furthermore, I have included the quotes out of the publications where the specific invention/technology is described and noticed. Some predictions are VERY (!) detailed and one can be wondering how the authors could have predicted the technology in such great detail. Most of these prediction which came true are nowadays integrated into our everyday life practices:

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Where it all began

Even though I will give a detailed timeline of science fiction predictions, I find it important to see when the first science fiction novel was published and what it predicted. Nowadays, with an overload of science fiction novels, television series and movies, it is hard to believe that the first work of science fiction was published in the 1630s, so 382 years ago. 'Somnium' (latin for 'The Dream') by Johannes Keppler has been referred to as the first work of science fiction. It presents a detailed imaginative description of how the earth may look like when viewed from the moon. This can be seen as the first reference to the idea of zero gravity or weigntlessness. To quote from his work: "..for, as magnetic forces on earth and moon both attract the body and hold it suspended, the effect is as if neither of them were attracting it.." In real life, the universal gravitation was not described by Isaac Newton by 1678, so almost 40 years later.

'Science Fact not Science Fiction': Science Fiction and predictions- what came true and what did not

Want to predict the future? Science fiction often gets dismissed for being over 'imaginative' about technology and its outcomes. This blog tries to explore the work of several science fiction works (science fiction writers and movie makers) which tried to predict technology. What actually came true and what did not. The actual record of science fiction shows some impressive predictions and of course also a big number of predicted futures that never came about. It is interesting to see that some predictions are rather accurate about our technological future. Many of these technology predictions are now an integral part of our lives. Furthermore, I will look at current trends into future developments. I will create three different timelines representing predictions which became true, predictions which did not became true and future predictions.

Future Vision of Information Technology

Current trends into future developments:

What if...technology would be different today

What if...? A question which will be raised throughout the next blog post. What if technology would have developed in a completely different way. And where is it still going to... Theories around the convergence of technology has been around since a long time. This will be made possible through looking at publications from 50,60,70, 100, 500... years ago which predict how technology may change in the future and what actually happened. While every science fiction movie is dealing with the trends of the time, science fiction does have a close connection to both technology and the real world. This video has been very influential when looking at how today society 'predicts' where technology standards will be in a couple of years:

A slightly different approach

20 years from now on: A world without technology? Or even more advanced technology? Using Google Maps and a Dipity timeline I showed where I have been living from when I was born until now. From now on I am taking a different approach with my blog: Rather then where I see myself in the future, which was the original thought of this blog, I am trying to look into the future, not of my own life but of technology. I have never really been a sci-fi lover, mostly because I never looked into it or seen myself as a sci-fi loving person- but when working on my university project it made sense not only thinking about it but also look into its literature and theories- and somehow I had the idea why not create my own future- taking into account futuristic theories and sci-fi films/books/texts/articles. Therefore in my next few posts will discuss materials which will help to form my argument and my final timeline.

'My journey so far...' continued

Here is the promised 'Timeline' of my life so far...:

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My life journey so far

Here I am- Linda, 21 years old, postgraduate student at the University of Sussex- starting my first blog...I am not new to the world of social media- being a regular Facebook and Twitter user- but this seems like a whole new experience to me. Yes, I am used to share my life on social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter- but in short statuses/140 characters. But let's get started...Here you go: So for my first blog post, I decided to show my 'Life Journey so far', showing where my life has taken me so far and maybe where I see myself in the future. Inspired by Facebook's timeline I want to create my own 'updated' timeline with places I've been and the memories I share with them. Maybe not being the most unique idea, I think each person should express their own memorable moments rather then a social network deciding what might be an important memory for a person (depending on how many 'likes' a picture/ video gets). I will try to compose my own, personal 'Timeline' using Dipity as well as Google Maps to create 'My life journey so far...'.
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