Here are some
more links we found both beneficial and interesting in our search for
science fiction on the Web:
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http://www.technovelgy.com/- Looks at modern concepts, inventions,
and processes, and shows their precursors in science fiction |
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http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/- A website detailing
the science fiction book 1984, as well as its author, George
Orwell. |
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http://members.aol.com/treknexus/trekguid.htm- The history of the
hit television series, Star Trek. |
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http://www.st-intelligence.com/begin.html- Another Star Trek
website, but this one specializes in the various forms of technology in
the television series. |
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http://www.fas.org/sgp/eprint/teleport.pdf- (NOTE: This is and Adobe
Acrobat file. Get Adobe here.) This is an official declassified study
the United States Air Force did regarding teleportation. It actually
shows how instantaneous teleportation of objects is not only possible,
but theorizes about different methods of accomplishing teleportation. |
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http://seekers.100megs6.com/UFOMANFlyingAvroSaucer.htm- A UFO
enthusiast's webpage detailing the history of the Avrocar, the USAF
funded project to try and create a flying saucer (it worked, too!) |
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http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/earlysf.html- Studies science
fiction's predictions in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and discusses
their physical possibility. |
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http://www.sfcanada.ca/fall99/prophecies.htm- Very well written
article for a Canadian Science Fiction magazine looking at the
predictions of science fiction, as well as the beginning of science
fiction as a whole. |
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http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html - The Ultimate
Sci-Fi website. Another very good source of S.F. knowledge. |
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http://www.its.caltech.edu/~qoptics/teleport.html - The Caltech
press release detailing their experiment with quantum teleportation. |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/20/tech/main578998.shtml -
CBS news report, detailing the capabilities of lasers as weapons, as
well as the U.S. military interest in them. |
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http://my.execpc.com/~culp/space/history.html- a history of
rocketry, including predictions made by science fiction writers |
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http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/topic/t-7006_Anything_from_left_field_make_it_to_mainstream?.html
- A forum where teachers have discussed various inventions predicted by
S.F. writers and have looked to see if they have come true. |