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Informed and directed speculation about the kinds of futures sciences and technologies may deliver.
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forecasting, the future, science, science fiction, technologyBook Details
First Sentence
"The future is a wild fantasy."
Table of Contents
Contents
Page xi
A Glimpse of the Future
Page xv
Part One An Introduction to the Future
1.
Futurism—Days of Future Passed
Page 3
2.
A Brief History of the Future
Page 8
3.
The Science of Futurism
Page 25
Future Fiction: 2063 CE
Page 30
Part Two Today’s Technology That Will Shape Tomorrow (And Tomorrow and Tomorrow...)
4.
Genetic Manipulation
Page 35
5.
Stem Cell Technology
Page 53
6.
Brain-Machine Interface
Page 65
7.
Robotics
Page 78
8.
Quantum Computing
Page 94
9.
Artificial Intelligence
Page 106
10.
Self-Driving Cars and Other Forms of Transportation
Page 120
11.
Two-Dimensional Materials and the Stuff the Future Will Be Made of
Page 144
12.
Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
Page 159
13.
Wearable Technology
Page 174
14.
Additive Manufacturing
Page 183
15.
Powering Our Future
Page 195
Future Fiction: 2209 CE
Page 211
Part Three Future Technologies That Don’t Exist (Yet)
16.
Fusion
Page 217
17.
Mature Nanotechnology
Page 228
18.
Synthetic Life
Page 239
19.
Room-Temperature Superconductors
Page 249
20.
Space Elevators
Page 255
Future Fiction: 2511 CE
Page 265
Part Four The Future of Space Travel
21.
Nuclear-Thermal Propulsion and Other Advanced Rockets
Page 271
22.
Solar Sails and Laser Propulsion
Page 280
23.
Spaqce Settlements
Page 291
24.
Terraforming Other Worlds
Page 303
Future Fiction: 23,744 CD
Page 311
Part Five Science Fiction Tech—What Is and Isn’t Possible
25.
Cold Fusion and Free Energy
Page 317
26.
Faster Than Light (FTL) Travel/Communication
Page 321
27.
Artificial Gravity/Antigravity
Page 330
28.
Transporters, Tractor Beams, Lightsabers, and Other Sci-Fi Gadgets
Page 337
29.
Regeneration/Immortality
Page 362
30.
Uploading Consciousness/The Matrix
Page 371
Conclusion
Page 378
References
Page 383
Index
Page 397
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