Oldest science fiction still startlingly relevant

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At Big Think, a nice piece on how the ideas of science fiction authors from Mary Shelley to Philip K. Dick have been borne out in society:

Science fiction writers have anticipated a variety of modern inventions, from cars to organ transplants.

In particular, some decades-old works of dystopian fiction don’t read like fiction anymore.

At times, writers were even able to influence the course of history.

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Leinster’s A Logic Named Joe from 1946 has a network of computers used for everyday communication and for answering questions, with various issues regarding dangerous or inappropriate information being spread

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Noting that Leinster and A Logic Named Joe have come up a couple of times here. I should get him on my reading list…

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Also relevant here – this story from 1909: