Science fiction researchers have calculated that about fifty ideas of the famous Russian writer Alexander Belyaev were brought to life in one way or another. If they were discovered immediately after the publication of works and transferred to scientists and inventors for development, this would save decades of persistent searches and enormous amounts of money. That is why science fiction is now studied in universities in many countries, and today there are entire educational programs in this genre. So, if you want to know the future, read science fiction. Predictors of the future // Mirror of the Week (Kyiv), 2000, November 17–24 (No. 45) - p.