Science Fiction Inspires the Future of Science | National Geographic

From Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” to “The Jetsons’” Rosie the robot, these sci-fi creations have inspired real-world inventions.

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[NatGeo]

Science fiction and science innovation have been intertwined since sci-fi's origins. What has been your favorite example of fiction turning into reality with the help of science?

[rea]

Another proof that you can get inspiration from all kinds of people and places 😊

[Jey]

I learned that the pacemaker was invented by mistake when a researcher was inventing an oscillator to record heart sounds when he pulled the wrong resistor out of a box. When he assembled his device, it began to give off a rhythmic electrical pulse. It was then he realized his invention could be used as the pacemaker.

[rajamouryasimhareddy]

Writer's curiosity fuels their fiction and their fiction fuels an inventers curiosity to make it


The bright side of humanity is amazing

[ScottSwalwell]

Anything is possible and science fiction movies push past any limits we normally have and spark ideas of hey, maybe we can do that

[preetinagpuria]

Can I just state the fact that the music chosen for this documentary was actually really really nice

[jennykhan]

A great thank you bcz after watching all video I get lots of knowledge ..

[chefkreativ]

Whenever you think something it comes into being one way or another. By thinking you are impacting all reality more than we have the ability to currently understand.

[DiapaYY]

Electricity wasn't used to wake Frankenstein's monster in Mary's original story.

[Its.just.mee]

I love both science fiction and non fiction science.

[barbaracoleman]

OMG! To see all those sci-fi authors I grew up reading! I had to pause this vid and gawk for a minute.

[RAVIKUMAR-xxoc]

Greatest Scientists-Fictional Writers and Comic Artists :)

[AshThumbsUp]

7:33 "Now call your grandma! She loves to see you!"

Me: "She's. Dead."

[naheemadebisi]

This confirms that conceptualization precede creation

[dosomething]

The real question is, did the writer of an old scifi book influence what is now, or did they both create similar things because its the right way to do it. Its a similar question as to wether or not we have "ethics" because we know what is right or because we've been told what right and wrong are

[ManaBDew]

Some days I just have a great sense of awe to the very fact we live An are already in space💫🌏🤷‍♂️😳😁👍Godspeed Sincerely from LarryWhittington

[NekzLvL]

Imagine if we focus on this instead of killing each others.

[ADEehrh]

He keeps saying: "promised us" I don't recall any promises!

[xoxdid]

What's the movie at the end when the guy fights with the ai cab? What about the one in which the guy refuses the auto pilot?

[quiettornado]

yep tablets were in the original star trek show. That was why way back then I wanted one but it hasn't been invented. The other thing I wanted in those days that wasn't even invented yet was a self driving car.