Future Proof : The Greatest Gadgets and Gizmos Ever Imagined Paperback / softback
by Nick Sagan
Paperback / softback
Description
This 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, lightspeed, 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, "Galatic Patrol's" Cybernetics, "A Fall of Moondust's" space tourism, "Stargate's" wormholes and "Brave New World's" Hypnopedia.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Icon Books
- Publication Date:07/08/2008
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- ISBN:9781848310049
Information
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Icon Books
- Publication Date:07/08/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781848310049