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He definitely predicted ridiculous airport security in The Chain of Chance. But really, the list is meh. It's not about individual technologies. The impressive
by colllectorof 8y ago
He definitely predicted ridiculous airport security in The Chain of Chance.
But really, the list is meh. It's not about individual technologies. The impressive part is that most of his books have more overall relevance now than when they were written. That is a sign of great science fiction.
For example, he wrote a lot about emergent phenomena of all kinds. Not something I see a lot in American SF of 60s-70s, but as we create more and more complex systems, emergent phenomena (runaway computer viruses, etc) becomes more and more important.