Asimov’s Scientific Predictions

Since my grade school days I have been intrigued by some of the concepts in Isaac Asimov’s fiction, such as robotics and psychohistory. Asimov was actually more of a scientist than a science fiction writer. As a result, many of his ideas have proven to be realistic and have actually come to exist. These include “automated” showers, hand held calculators and the miniaturization of electronics in general, solar-powered satellites, the ability to choose the sex of babies with certainty, cyber cafes (where one can rent online computer time for communicating by e-mail and browsing the Internet, with light refreshments usually available), and the term “robotics.”