POLITICAL PREDICTIONS

POLITICAL PREDICTIONS
   Science fiction writers have a mixed record as far as political predictions are concerned.James Blish’s 1957 novel, The Frozen Year, made a reference to President Kennedy, while C.M. Kornbluth's 1958 story, "Theory of Rocketry," referred to President Nixon.In 1967, Thomas M. Dischwas not so prescient. The novel Camp Concentration contains a reference to a President McNamara.

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