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If you've ever watched an episode of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000,' you know that many of science-fiction's predictions prove to be incredibly ridiculous and inaccurate. Thankfully, the learned sci-fi enthusiasts at Neatorama have compiled a Top 10 list of sci-fi gadgets and expeditions that actually have come to fruition, and of who, exactly, first articulated those prescient glimpses into the future.
We love the list, its obscure references and its wide breadth of knowledge on the subject, but we did notice one error, and one particularly glaring omission. The list credits Woody Allen with first thinking of a robotic dog in his 1973 film 'Sleepers,' but Ray Bradbury describes a 'Mechanical Hound,' which can differentiate between 10,000 scents, in the classic 1953 novel 'Fahrenheit 451
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November 26th, 2009UncategorizedIf you've ever watched an episode of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000,' you know that many of science-fiction's predictions prove to be incredibly ridiculous and inaccurate. Thankfully, the learned sci-fi enthusiasts at Neatorama have compiled a Top 10 list of sci-fi gadgets and expeditions that actually have come to fruition, and of who, exactly, first articulated those prescient glimpses into the future.