The future might already be written. Cheer, shudder, or eye-roll in disgust, but history shows that what awaits us is often spelled out in the pages of science fiction. The genre's predictive track record stretches thousands of years. Here's a glimpse of what sci-fi writers of the past got right:<br /><br />1) Defibrillators (Frankenstein)<br />2) Space Stations (The Brick Moon)<br />3) Machine Learning (Erewhon)<br />4) Lab-grown Meat (Mizora)<br />5) Long-term Heat Storage (Sultana's Dream)<br />6) TASERs (Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle)<br />7) Portable Audio (Fahrenheit 451)<br /><br />Learn more: http://pops.ci/scifinailed<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE! for more Popular Science on YouTube ►► http://pops.ci/yt-sub<br />--<br />Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman<br /><br />Narrator: Jess Boddy<br /><br />Researcher: Matt Hongoltz-Helting<br /><br />Cameras:<br />Canon EOS C100 - https://amzn.to/2M6RVej<br />Canon EOS 5D Mark III - https://amzn.to/2WpqRuC<br /><br />Additional equipment:<br />Canon EF50mm Lens - https://amzn.to/2VZHdKY<br />Canon Zoom Lens EF24-105mm - https://amzn.to/2HALQ5F<br />Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System - https://amzn.to/30JxjMs<br />Sennheiser EW100ENG G3 Camera Wireless Mic Kit - https://amzn.to/30GRXN0<br />Litepanels Astra E 1x1 Daylight LED Panel - https://amzn.to/2K0ptIk<br />Lowepro Magnum 650 AW Shoulder Bag - https://amzn.to/2Wg8DMf<br />The North Face Base Camp Duffel - https://amzn.to/2wjQbUe<br /><br />Music: APM Music<br /><br />Special Thanks: Dan Rockmore, National Museum of<br /> American History, Case Western Reserve University Archives, <br />Drake Landing <br /><br />Media: Star Trek (1967) CBS, Frankenstein (1931) Universal Pictures,<br />Mosa Meat, Department of Defense, NASA, RosCosmos, Library<br />of Congress, Wikimedia Commons, Prelinger Archives, Pixabay, Pexels <br /><br />Additional Media: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/ibm700series/impacts/<br /><br />CC BY-SA 2.0: <br />https://flickr.com/photos/51764518@N02/23611354806/<br /><br />https://flickr.com/photos/51764518@N02/44626722875/<br />--<br />GET MORE POPULAR SCIENCE<br /><br />https://www.popsci.com<br /><br />E-mail newsletter: http://pops.ci/enews<br /><br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popsci<br /><br />Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/popsci<br /><br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/popsci<br /><br />Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@PopularScience<br /><br />Podcasts: https://www.popsci.com/popular-science-podcasts<br /><br />#scifi #sciencefiction #predictions #frankenstein #maryshelley #defibrillators #claudebeck #brickmoon #edwardeveretthale #spacestation #nasa #roscosmos #satellite #erewhon #samuelbutler #machinelearning #ai #arthursamuel #alphago #deepmind #google #go #mizora #marybradleylane #marybradley #utopia #female #labgrownmeat #meat #lab #burger #sultanasdream #winter #sun #heat #drakeslanding #alberta #canada #taser #tomswift #electricrifle #victorappleton #jackcover #portableaudio #fahrenheit451 #raybradbury #thimbleradio #tr1
