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_bS129f 2008
100 1 _aSagan, Nick
_q(Nicholas Julian),
_d1970-
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245 1 0 _aFuture proof :
_bthe greatest gadgets and gizmos ever imagined /
_cNick Sagan with Andy Walker and Mark Frary.
260 _aThriplow, Cambridge :
_bIcon Books,
_c2008.
300 _a160 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction 1. Travel and transportation (Jetpack ; Flying car ; Teleportation and transporters ; Warp drives and antimatter engines ; Spaceships and shuttles ; Space tourism ; Terraforming ; Maglev trains ;Time travel ; Wormholes) 2. Computers, cyborgs and robots (Artificial intelligence ; Robot pets ; Humanoids and artificial people ; Entertainment systems ; AI marketing ; Pocket computers ; Robot helper ; Wetware and neurochips ; Cybernetics ; Cyborgs) 3. Communications (Communicators and mobile phones ; Videophones ; Eyephones ; Electronic books and paper ; Language translators ; Hypnopaedia ; Virtual conferencing ; Watch gadgets ; Wireless access points ; Future Internet) 4. Weapons and security (Retinal screening ; Biochips and artificial implants ; Probes and sensors ; Invisibility and cloaking ; Force fields and shields ; Hacking and malware ; Spy cans and surveillance ; Tracking devices ; Biological and chemical warfare ; Future weapons) 5. Life, health and sex (Telemedicine ; Bionic body parts ; Sick bay ; Cloning ; Mind control ; Genetic engineering ; Virtual sex and future sex toys ; Future clothing ; Future food ; Cryonics)
520 _aThis title charts from prototype to realization the real-life technical evolution of 50 of the most poplar science-fiction inventions. It is essential reading for the technology addict or SF film fan. Detailing the history, the reality and the tech spec of 50 of science fiction's most brilliant crime-fighting, space-travelling, remote controlled, light speed, artificially intelligent inventions, "Future Proof" is required reading for anyone who knows their wormhole from their black holes...It features: "Buck Rogers'" jetpack, "Jetsons" - Flying cars, "Star Trek's" transporters, "The Six Million-Dollar Man's" cyborg, "Sleeper's" Orgasmatron, "2001's" artificial intelligence, "Lost in Space's" remote controlled robots, "Vanilla Sky's" Cryonics, "Star Wars'" Warp Drives, "Back to the Future's" time travel, "Total Recall's" Terraforming, "Doctor Who's" robot pets, "Galactic Patrol's" Cybernetics, "A Fall of Moondust's" space tourism, "Stargate's" wormholes and "Brave New World's" Hypnopedia
650 0 _aInventions in literature.
650 4 _aInventos en la literatura
_936692
650 0 _aTechnology in literature.
650 4 _aTecnología en la literatura
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650 0 _aScience in literature.
650 4 _aCiencia en la literatura
_93084
650 0 _aTechnology in motion pictures.
650 0 _aScience in motion pictures.
650 4 _aCiencia en el cine
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650 0 _aTechnological innovations.
650 4 _aInnovaciones tecnológicas
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700 1 _aWalker, Andy
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700 1 _aFrary, Mark
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