Lem is credited with foreseeing the development of nano-technology, virtual reality (in "Summa Technologiae") and eBooks (in "Return from the Stars"). His ideas can be identified in many areas of popular culture (The Sims computer game, and the red and blue pills of The Matrix, to name but two).
Lemistry – A Celebration of Stanislaw LemWe at Comma are very excited about our new Lemistry anthology. This is a book celebrating the hugely influential Polish science fiction author Stanislaw Lem. It brings rare and previously un-translated stories to English readers for the first time and also features specially commissioned stories by a host of lauded contemporary writers (including Toby Litt, Brian Aldiss, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Adam Marek) along with essays on Lem’s scientific prescience by Prof Steve Furber and the cult robotics pioneer Prof Hod Lipson.