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.