Alex Davis
It‘s not uncommon for sciencefiction of the past to later become science-fact – in fact given the volume of work put out in the genre‘s early days, and the number of authors involved with a strong understanding of science and technology, it was almost bound to happen. That‘s not to say that SF hasn‘t made a range of wild and outlandish claims to boot – as fiction it has to be imaginative and paint pictures of a certain future. And besides, who‘s to say that things that haven‘t come true yet may not come true some day? Our science and technology is advancing at a rate that is exponential and could lead us to any number of incredible advances not in the distant future, but in our own lifetimes.