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Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction


April 1, 2009 12:30 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but
Which Are Really from Science Fiction

. Including "robotics" and "genetic engineering."
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April 1, 2009 4:11 am
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Interesting list. It reminds me of Arthur C. Clarke's "invention" of satellites, in which fiction became reality. The list might be even better if it indicated what scientists were calling these things before - a "before and after" list.
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