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02874aam a22004458i 4500 001 BB4176489A5411E5AC7E7079DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230701010528 008 150902s2015 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2015028643 020 $a 125005785X (hardback) 020 $a 9781250057853 (hardback) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d GK8 $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN3433.6 $b .C536 2015 082 00 $a 809.3/8762 $2 23 084 $a LIT004260 $a LIT004260 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Clegg, Brian. 245 10 $a Ten billion tomorrows : $b how science fiction technology became reality and shapes the future / $c Brian Clegg. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1512 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2015. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "An exciting new book about real-life technology derived from science fiction and its impact on the world"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world. TV shows like Star Trek and movies from Forbidden Planet to Inception have influenced scientists to enter the profession and have shaped our futures. Science fiction doesn't set out to predict what will happen - it's far more about how human beings react to "What if?..." - but it is fascinating to see how science fiction and reality sometimes converge, sometimes take extraordinarily different paths. Ten Billion Tomorrows brings to life a whole host of science fiction topics, from the virtual environment of The Matrix and the intelligent computer HAL in 2001, to force fields, ray guns and cyborgs. We discover how science fiction has excited us with possibilities, whether it is Star Trek's holodeck inspiring makers of iconic video games Doom and Quake to create the virtual interactive worlds that transformed gaming, or the strange physics that has made real cloaking devices possible. Mixing remarkable science with the imagination of our greatest science fiction writers, Ten Billion Tomorrows will delight science fiction lovers and popular science devotees alike"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Science fiction $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction films $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction $x Influence. 650 0 $a Literature and technology. 650 0 $a Science and civilization. 650 0 $a Science $v Popular works. 650 7 $a SCIENCE / History. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 5 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119021708.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717030750.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180119032053.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826043112.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160112111117.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BB4176489A5411E5AC7E7079DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search