> For my money the most interesting predictions here are the ones where he predicts things will go more slowly than most people at the time thought -- for insta

> For my money the most interesting predictions here are the ones where he predicts things will go more slowly than most people at the time thought -- for instance, predicting man will have not walked on Mars in 2014 was surprisingly conservative for an SF writer in 1964, but it was also dead right. Too right. Hell, it's been nearly 50 years since the last Moon landing, and it's looking very unlikely we'll see that happen within the next few years.