Reality ahead of schedule: how science fiction inspires science fact
Have you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler? Do you wonder how you would fare as an interplanetary traveler? Are you eagerly awaiting driverless cars? 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Have you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler? Do you wonder how you would fare as an interplanetary traveler? Are you eagerly awaiting driverless cars? 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas into reality. There are many vital technologies that science fiction not only predicted, but also helped bring into being. Through lively narration and lavish illustrations, the book presents technological developments in the military, consumer, space exploration, medical, and communications fields. It explores the writers, futurists, and far-sighted inventors whose visions became realities, from the direct influence of H. G. Wells on the atomic bomb and the tank, to the ambitious prototypes created by inventors ahead of their time, such as Nikola Tesla's remote-controlled drone ship. The history and development of each technology is related in context, exploring the road from prescient fictional representation to real-life technology. 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' offers readers the chance to meet and understand the impact of some of the greatest names and works in sci-fi, from Jules Verne and Aldous Huxley to Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov, Star Trek to the Bionic Man, alongside visionary inventors such as Tesla and Wernher von Braun |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
................................................................................................................
6
PART 1: MILITARY
1
BURST
UPON THE WORLD: H. G. WELLS AND THE CREATION OF
THE
ATOM BOMB
................................................................................................
10
2
TANKS: WELLS S
LAND IRON (LADS TO THE
MARK IV
..........................................
24
3
ENERGY
WEAPONS:
FROM THE MARTIAN HEAT
RAY
TO
LASERS
AND ACTIVE
DENIAL
MICROWAVE WEAPONS
.....................................................
34
4 DRONES
AND
AUTONOMOUS
WEAPONS:
FROM TESLA S
TELAUTOMATONS TO THE PREDATOR
...................................................................
52
PART 2: LIFESTYLE
&
CONSUMER
5 CREDIT CARDS:
THE
CASHLESS SOCIETY PREDICTED
IN 1888
.........................
66
6 BIG
BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU:
THE
SURVEILLANCE
STATE
PREDICTED..... 72
7 REPLICATORS
IN ACTION:
STAR
TREKAND 3-D PRINTING
..............................
88
PART
3: SPACE
&
TRANSPORT
8 DRIVE TIME: FROM ASIMOV S SALLY
AND
KNIGHT
RIDER S KITT TO
THE DRIVERLESS CAR
........................................................................................
100
9 SUBMARINES: NAUTILUS AND
ITS
REAL-LIFE COUNTERPART THE ARGONAUT..
110
$
BIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
10
MOON
ROCKETS IN
FLIGHT:
JULES
VERNE,
TINTIN
AND
THE
MOON
SHOT....
124
11
INTERPLANETARY
TRAVEL
TO
MARS:
WERNHER
VON BRAUN,
PROJECT MARS AND
THE
ELON
CONNECTION
.....................................................
136
PART
4: MEDICINE
&
BIOLOGY
12
ELECTRA S
MAGIC
RAYS:
ROENTGEN S
X-RAYS
AND
THE STORY
THAT
PREDICTED
THEM
.............................................................................................
150
13
ORGANISM
ENGINEERING:
THE
ISLAND
OF
DR.
MOREAU, GERMLINE
TINKERING
AND
INTERSPECIES
CHIMERAS
.........................................................
158
14
PROZAC
NATION:
HUXLEY S
SOMA
AND
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
..........................
172
15
BIONIC PEOPLE:
FROM
THE SIX
MILLION
DOLLAR
MAN
TO
THOUGHT-
CONTROLLED
PROSTHETICS
...............................................................................
180
PART
5:
COMMUNICATIONS
16
VIDEOPHONES:
FROM
TELEPHOTS
AND
PICTUREPHONES
TO SKYPE
AND FACETIME
.................................................................................................
192
17
TABLETS
AND TRICORDERS:
THE
PORTABLE
TECH INSPIRED
BY TREK
.........
202
18
CYBERSPACE:
FROM
CARSON
CIRCUITS
TO
THE INTERNET
...............................
212
FURTHER READING
......................................................................................................
220
INDEX
.......................................................................................................................
222
PICTURE CREDITS
........................................................................................................
224
|
| adam_txt |
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
.
6
PART 1: MILITARY
1
BURST
UPON THE WORLD: H. G. WELLS AND THE CREATION OF
THE
ATOM BOMB
.
10
2
TANKS: WELLS'S
LAND IRON (LADS TO THE
MARK IV
.
24
3
ENERGY
WEAPONS:
FROM THE MARTIAN HEAT
RAY
TO
LASERS
AND "ACTIVE
DENIAL"
MICROWAVE WEAPONS
.
34
4 DRONES
AND
AUTONOMOUS
WEAPONS:
FROM TESLA'S
TELAUTOMATONS TO THE PREDATOR
.
52
PART 2: LIFESTYLE
&
CONSUMER
5 CREDIT CARDS:
THE
"CASHLESS SOCIETY" PREDICTED
IN 1888
.
66
6 BIG
BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU:
THE
SURVEILLANCE
STATE
PREDICTED. 72
7 REPLICATORS
IN ACTION:
STAR
TREKAND 3-D PRINTING
.
88
PART
3: SPACE
&
TRANSPORT
8 DRIVE TIME: FROM ASIMOV'S "SALLY"
AND
KNIGHT
RIDER'S KITT TO
THE DRIVERLESS CAR
.
100
9 SUBMARINES: NAUTILUS AND
ITS
REAL-LIFE COUNTERPART THE ARGONAUT.
110
$
BIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
10
MOON
ROCKETS IN
FLIGHT:
JULES
VERNE,
TINTIN
AND
THE
MOON
SHOT.
124
11
INTERPLANETARY
TRAVEL
TO
MARS:
WERNHER
VON BRAUN,
PROJECT MARS AND
THE
ELON
CONNECTION
.
136
PART
4: MEDICINE
&
BIOLOGY
12
ELECTRA'S
MAGIC
RAYS:
ROENTGEN'S
X-RAYS
AND
THE STORY
THAT
PREDICTED
THEM
.
150
13
ORGANISM
ENGINEERING:
THE
ISLAND
OF
DR.
MOREAU, GERMLINE
TINKERING
AND
INTERSPECIES
CHIMERAS
.
158
14
PROZAC
NATION:
HUXLEY'S
SOMA
AND
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
.
172
15
BIONIC PEOPLE:
FROM
THE SIX
MILLION
DOLLAR
MAN
TO
THOUGHT-
CONTROLLED
PROSTHETICS
.
180
PART
5:
COMMUNICATIONS
16
VIDEOPHONES:
FROM
TELEPHOTS
AND
PICTUREPHONES
TO SKYPE
AND FACETIME
.
192
17
TABLETS
AND TRICORDERS:
THE
PORTABLE
TECH INSPIRED
BY TREK
.
202
18
CYBERSPACE:
FROM
CARSON
CIRCUITS
TO
THE INTERNET
.
212
FURTHER READING
.
220
INDEX
.
222
PICTURE CREDITS
.
224 |
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| spelling | Levy, Joel 1971- Verfasser (DE-588)1049667611 aut Reality ahead of schedule how science fiction inspires science fact Joel Levy Washington, DC Smithsonian Books [2019] ©2019 224 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Military. Burst upon the world: H.G. Wells and the creation of the atom bomb ; Tanks: Wells's land ironclads to the Mark IV ; Energy weapons: from the Martian heat ray to lasers and "active denial" microwave weapons ; Drones and autonomous weapons: from Tesla's telautomatons to the predator -- Lifestyle & consumer. Credit cards: the "cashless society" predicted in 1888 ; Big brother is watching you: the surveillance state predicted ; Replicators in action: Star Trek and 3-D printing -- Space & transport. Drive time: from Asimov's "Sally" and Knight Rider's Kitt to the driverless car ; Submarines: Nautilus and its real-life counterpart the Argonaut ; Moon rockets in flight: Jules Verne, Tintin and the moon shot ; Interplanetary travel to Mars: Wernher Von Braun, project Mars and the Elon connection -- Medicine & biology. Electra's magic rays: Roentgen's x-rays and the story that predicted them ; Organism engineering: The Island of Dr. Moreau, germline tinkering and interspecies chimeras ; Prozac nation: Huxley's soma and antidepressants ; Bionic people: from the Six Million Dollar Man to thought-controlled prosthetics -- Communications. Videophones: from telephots and picturephones to Skype and Facetime ; Tablets and tricorders: the portable tech inspired by Trek ; Cyberspace: from Carson circuits to the Internet Have you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler? Do you wonder how you would fare as an interplanetary traveler? Are you eagerly awaiting driverless cars? 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas into reality. There are many vital technologies that science fiction not only predicted, but also helped bring into being. Through lively narration and lavish illustrations, the book presents technological developments in the military, consumer, space exploration, medical, and communications fields. It explores the writers, futurists, and far-sighted inventors whose visions became realities, from the direct influence of H. G. Wells on the atomic bomb and the tank, to the ambitious prototypes created by inventors ahead of their time, such as Nikola Tesla's remote-controlled drone ship. The history and development of each technology is related in context, exploring the road from prescient fictional representation to real-life technology. 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' offers readers the chance to meet and understand the impact of some of the greatest names and works in sci-fi, from Jules Verne and Aldous Huxley to Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov, Star Trek to the Bionic Man, alongside visionary inventors such as Tesla and Wernher von Braun Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Science / Popular works Science fiction Science fast Science fiction fast Science-Fiction (DE-588)1098433076 gnd rswk-swf Technik Motiv (DE-588)4131616-2 gnd rswk-swf Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd rswk-swf Technische Innovation (DE-588)4431027-4 gnd rswk-swf Science-Fiction (DE-588)1098433076 s Technik Motiv (DE-588)4131616-2 s Technische Innovation (DE-588)4431027-4 s Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 s Geschichte z DE-604 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032806179&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Levy, Joel 1971- Reality ahead of schedule how science fiction inspires science fact Military. Burst upon the world: H.G. Wells and the creation of the atom bomb ; Tanks: Wells's land ironclads to the Mark IV ; Energy weapons: from the Martian heat ray to lasers and "active denial" microwave weapons ; Drones and autonomous weapons: from Tesla's telautomatons to the predator -- Lifestyle & consumer. Credit cards: the "cashless society" predicted in 1888 ; Big brother is watching you: the surveillance state predicted ; Replicators in action: Star Trek and 3-D printing -- Space & transport. Drive time: from Asimov's "Sally" and Knight Rider's Kitt to the driverless car ; Submarines: Nautilus and its real-life counterpart the Argonaut ; Moon rockets in flight: Jules Verne, Tintin and the moon shot ; Interplanetary travel to Mars: Wernher Von Braun, project Mars and the Elon connection -- Medicine & biology. Electra's magic rays: Roentgen's x-rays and the story that predicted them ; Organism engineering: The Island of Dr. Moreau, germline tinkering and interspecies chimeras ; Prozac nation: Huxley's soma and antidepressants ; Bionic people: from the Six Million Dollar Man to thought-controlled prosthetics -- Communications. Videophones: from telephots and picturephones to Skype and Facetime ; Tablets and tricorders: the portable tech inspired by Trek ; Cyberspace: from Carson circuits to the Internet Science / Popular works Science fiction Science fast Science fiction fast Science-Fiction (DE-588)1098433076 gnd Technik Motiv (DE-588)4131616-2 gnd Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd Technische Innovation (DE-588)4431027-4 gnd |
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