Isaac Asimov saw 2014

Isaac Asimov saw the year 2014A photo from open sources

In 1964, the American science fiction writer Azimov gave a forecast of how there will be peace in 50 years. He correctly predicted almost all of today’s technical innovations. But, like almost all futurologists, he did not give pictures of the social structure of the world. Today’s social forecasts are disappointing: in 20 years, automation will lose 45% current workers. When in New York in 1964 was held World Exhibition, famous science fiction writer and professor of biochemistry Boston University Isaac Asimov at the request of The Newspaper The York Times predicted what the world would look like in 2014. Abstractly, his world in 2014 looked like this: 1) Mostly houses will be underground (like most of the city’s space). it will reduce their heating in winter or cooling in summer. The surface of the city will be given over to gardens, grazing cattle and parks 2) Tiring domestic work will be minimized. Toasters automatic coffee makers, pressure cookers, etc. – Cooking will occur on a timer. But the small kitchen will remain – cooking will remain for many as a hobby. 3) Robots will not crowd out people. There will be many computers with the “brains” of the robot, but control them there will still be a man. 4) Movies will be three-dimensional, in 3-D format. 5) The equipment will not have an electric cord – it will run on long-lived batteries and rechargeable batteries. 6) Half energy on Earth is generated at nuclear power plants. 7) Large solar power plants will be commissioned in deserts – in Arizona, Israel, Kazakhstan. By 2014, the technology of “collection” will already be developed solar energy in space and its focus on the Earth. 8) Transport the future will have little contact with the road – it will hover over her at a height of 0.5-1 meter. “Surface”, sliding on the surface water, there will be both river and sea transport. 9) Delivery of goods and materials will be carried out something like pneumatic mail. 10) Phones will be portable, and their screens will be used for studying documents and photographs, reading excerpts from books. Communication will be carried out via satellites. 11) By 2014, unmanned vehicles reached Mars. At the same time, a program will be developed Martian colony. 12) Earth’s population will reach 6.5 billion. people, and the United States – 350 million. Agglomeration between Boston and Washington will have a population of 40 million people. Population explosion will force more actively explore the Arctic and desert spaces, and also colonize the shelf (development of underwater cities) 13) B In agriculture, microorganisms will form the basis of progress. IN in particular, they will process yeast and algae into products. True, by then it’s not possible to break the psychological resistance to such innovations. 14) Life expectancy in developed countries will reach 85 years. Childbearing will be delivered under control 15) Computer disciplines will become the basis of educational process in schools 16) Humanity will suffer from boredom. therefore psychiatry will become the most important medical specialty. 17) The society’s elite will be few and far between creative work.

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