Isaac Asimov's predictions 50 years on

It is 2014, and we should all be in therapy. At least, that's according to Isaac Asimov, one of the 20th Century's best-known science fiction authors, who in 1964 published an essay predicting what our world would look like today. The occasion? Not a mental breakdown - despite his insistence on the importance of psychiatry in the future - but rather the inaugural World's Fair in Queens, New York, which opened 50 years ago today. Although the official theme of the fair, which ran for two six-month sessions, was Peace Through Understanding, today it is primarily remembered for its vision of the future. And while some of those futuristic technologies on display never quite went mainstream - underwater housing and levitating cars, anyone? - a closer look at Asimov's World's Fair of 2014 reveals that his crystal ball was shockingly clear.

 Here's a look at 2014, through the eyes of 1964.