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Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fictionâ€¨â€¨

Grant Barrett

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2009/04/01 - 7:30am

Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but
Which Are Really from Science Fictionâ€¨â€¨. Including "robotics" and "genetic engineering."

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2009/04/01 - 11:11am

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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