Do Books Become Outdated?

Do Books Become Outdated? Does it Matter?

I received a gift copy of Robert Heinlein’s The Man Who Sold the Moon recently. I used to read a lot of science fiction, including most of Heinlein, so I looked forward to reading these classic stories.

I found it interesting that these were written in the 1930s and 40s, but set in the “future” as perceived by Heinlein. How much of his reality came “true.” While Heinlein correctly predicted space travel, he totally missed creating computers. Scientist...