Oldest science fiction still startlingly relevant

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.