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Science fiction prophecy is the title of john w campbells editorial in the november 1949 issue of astounding. His i, robot stories led to the creation of reallife industrial robots and inspired generations to embrace the science and technology of a robofriendly world. With jonathan adams, colin angle, isaac asimov, chad bennett. Each episode of prophets of science fiction focuses on a visionary scifi figure whose spark of imagination changed our reality. Wells established himself as a scifi writer of almost clairvoyant talent. Though youll have plenty of reading material here, do also pay a visit to sffaudios. His i, robot stories led to the creation of reallife industrial robotsand inspired generations to embrace the science and technology of a robofriendly world. His i, robot stories led to the creation of reallife industrial robotsand inspired. Faced with a scifi tradition where robots exist only to torment their human creators, isaac asimov dreamed a better future where we need not fear our own technology. Read hundreds of free scifi stories from asimov, lovecraft.
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