Re: poll ideas quest 2012 (Sci-fi)

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The most improbable construct in Science Fiction:

Time travel
Faster than light travel
Teleportation
Artificial intelligence
Superhuman abilities
Extraterrestrial life
Force fields
Other

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Re^2: poll ideas quest 2012 (Sci-fi) by Ratazong (Monsignor) on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:30 UTC
There is a good book on how improbable certain science-fiction-inventions are: Michio Kaku: Physics of the Impossible. Here the author analyzes the ideas and investigates, whether they are just "very complicated" to create, whether they need some scientific breakthrough before they can be realized or whether they are in conflict with some physical laws (which need to be proven incorrect before the invention can be realized). Happy reading! Rata PS: the amazon-link is just for illustration; buy your books whereever you want!	[reply]

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Re^2: poll ideas quest 2012 (Sci-fi)
by Ratazong (Monsignor) on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:30 UTC

There is a good book on how improbable certain science-fiction-inventions are: Michio Kaku: Physics of the Impossible.

Here the author analyzes the ideas and investigates, whether they are just "very complicated" to create, whether they need some scientific breakthrough before they can be realized or whether they are in conflict with some physical laws (which need to be proven incorrect before the invention can be realized).

Happy reading!

Rata

PS: the amazon-link is just for illustration; buy your books whereever you want!

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