9 Sensational Sci-Fi Ideas That Came True

kickin chicken · Jul 29, 2010

Want to predict the future? Maybe you should head to the movies or crack open a book.
Before technology can be tested in a lab, it has to be hatched in someone's brain. And, often, those brains don't belong to scientists and product developers, but to imaginative science fiction writers and movie makers.
Sometimes it's deliberate and sometimes it's not, but science fiction writers and scientists have long mirrored each others' work.
"It's incestuous," said science fiction writer and futurist Brenda Cooper. "I think there's a sort of constant dialogue that goes on with science fiction writers and scientists and product designers."

A complete list of all the science fiction prophecies that came true would fill pages. But check out some of our favorite recent examples below.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sc...as-true/story?id=11263816&cid=yahoo_pitchlist

MrMustard · Aug 2, 2010

I want a robotic spouse. Preferably with a remote control equipped with an on/off switch and volume controls.

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