Science fiction fans and technology buffs will treasure this guide to the sci-fi ideas that have influenced and inspired scientific advances in the real world. Many of the most fascinating ideas in science originated not in the laboratory but in the minds of such science fiction writers as Arthur C. Clarke and Ray Bradbury. The former's 1945 article on communications satellites was the original idea behind modern satellites; the latter's Martian Chronicles has been attributed as the main inspiration behind NASA's many missions to Mars. From bionics to black holes and warp factors to worm holes, this is the quintessential guide to the many links between science fiction and science reality.
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Robert Bly is the author of more than 60 books including Comic Book Heroes: 1,001 Trivia Questions About America's Favorite Superheroes, The Copywriter's Handbook, and The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and has published articles in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Progress, and Science Books & Films. He lives in River Vale, New Jersey.
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Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Frederik Pohl, Robert Heinlein, James Gunn, Big Brother, Star Trek, Poul Anderson, Edmond Hamilton, James Blish, Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Star Wars, World War, Deep Blue, Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Harlan Ellison, Steve Austin, The War of the Worlds, Theodore Sturgeon, Jules Verne New!
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TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Frederik Pohl, Robert Heinlein, James Gunn, Big Brother, Star Trek, Poul Anderson, Edmond Hamilton, James Blish, Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Star Wars, World War, Deep Blue, Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Harlan Ellison, Steve Austin, The War of the Worlds, Theodore Sturgeon, Jules Verne New!
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- The Time Machine by H G Wells on 4 pages
- The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury on 4 pages
- War of the Worlds( in German) by Wells on page 81, page 128, and page 232
- The War of the Worlds (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells on page 81, page 128, and page 232
- Looking Backward (Signet Classics) by Edward Bellamy on page 250, page 265, and Back Matter
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