Minor curiosity: What was the context behind Asimov predicting in 1990 that permanent space cities would be built within 10 years? It seems like a much wilder leap than any of his other predictions.
Good catch! The book is generally written as the history of the world leading up to 2000, and most of its predictions are about that year. But this is clearly an exception and the section offers nothing more precise than “By the year 3000, then, it may well be that Earth will be only a small part of the human realm.” I’ve moved it to the “nonresolved” tab.
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Minor curiosity: What was the context behind Asimov predicting in 1990 that permanent space cities would be built within 10 years? It seems like a much wilder leap than any of his other predictions.
Good catch! The book is generally written as the history of the world leading up to 2000, and most of its predictions are about that year. But this is clearly an exception and the section offers nothing more precise than “By the year 3000, then, it may well be that Earth will be only a small part of the human realm.” I’ve moved it to the “nonresolved” tab.
DM me for your bounty ($10)! I added your comment to the changelog. Thanks!