Technology in science fiction | Wikipedia audio article

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00:01:55 1 Fictional technologies that have since been realized
00:05:47 2 Spaceflight
00:08:26 2.1 Faster than light
00:10:35 3 Mechanical life/Androids/Robots
00:11:26 3.1 Early fiction about mechanical life
00:13:18 3.2 Definitions
00:14:39 3.3 Early timeline of real world technology
00:15:53 4 ESP/Psychic powers/Psi phenomena
00:17:46 4.1 Terms commonly used
00:18:59 4.2 Writers to mention these topics
00:20:50 4.3 Brief history of psi phenomena in science
00:22:41 4.4 Technological developments
00:23:12 4.5 Timeline of probable influences
00:23:54 5 Visitors from other planets
00:25:12 5.1 Early writers
00:25:58 5.2 Other terms
00:26:27 5.3 Timeline of non science fiction influences
00:27:51 6 Parallel worlds
00:28:45 6.1 Early writers
00:29:29 6.2 Definition
00:29:50 6.3 Other terms
00:30:42 6.4 Early timeline
00:32:18 7 Invisibility
00:33:18 7.1 Mythology and folklore precursors
00:34:16 7.2 Early writers
00:36:27 7.3 Definition
00:36:50 7.4 Invisibility in science fiction
00:37:28 7.5 Invisibility in fiction
00:38:17 7.6 Timeline of possible influences
00:39:35 8 See also



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Technology in science fiction examines the possibilities and implications of new technological concepts. Authors have taken, or created, new innovations and technologies, and elaborated on what they might be and how they might be used. This exchange goes in both directions – sometimes the technology appears first in science fiction, then becomes reality (such as space travel) and other times the real technology comes first, and science fiction authors speculate about how it might be used, and how it might affect the human condition. Likewise, the accuracy of the technology portrayed spans a wide range – sometimes it is existing technology, sometimes it is a physically realistic portrayal of a far-out technology, and sometimes it is simply a plot device that looks scientific, but has no basis in science. Examples drawn from space travel in science fiction include:

Realistic case: Space suits. These are almost always based on existing suits, or near-term extrapolation of their capabilities.
Extrapolation: Travel within the Solar System. As of 2018, humans have only travelled in Earth orbit or from Earth to Moon and back. However, travelling within the Solar System violates no physical principles.
Plot device: faster-than-light drive. It is unsupported by physics as we know it, but needed for galaxy-wide or intergalactic plots with human lifespans.