1.7 Fact, fiction, and forecast:

a. Find a claim in print by a reputable philosopher or scientist to the effect that a certain capacity will never be exhibited by computers, where that capacity has now been exhibited.

b. Find a claim by a reputable computer scientist to the effect that a certain capacity would be exhibited by a date that has since passed, without the appearance of that capacity.

c. Compare the accuracy of these predictions to predictions in other fields such as biomedicine, fusion power, nanotechnology, transportation, or home electronics.