Reality Ahead of Schedule: How Science Fiction Inspires Science Fact - Couverture rigide

Levy, Joel

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ISBN 10 : 1588346706 ISBN 13 : 9781588346704

Editeur : Smithsonian Books, 1900

Synopsis

A rich visual history of science fiction's impact on real-world technologies, this book is perfect for lovers of H. G. Wells, Star Trek, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Aldous Huxley, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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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À propos de l'auteur

JOEL LEVY is a writer and journalist specializing in science and nature. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including A Curious History of Mathematics, Really Useful, and Newton's Notebooks. He has also written features and articles for major national media and has appeared on numerous national television and radio shows.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Books
• Date d'édition: 1900
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588346706
• ISBN 13: 9781588346704
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible