Physics of the Future_ How Science Will Shape Human Destiny... Part 24

Gage, Phineas Galileo, Galileo, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2Gandhi, Mahatma Gargini, Paolo Gargini, Paolo Garreau, Joel Garreau, Joel Gas gun rockets Gas gun rockets Gasparino, Charles Gasparino, Charles Geim, Andre Geim, Andre Genealogy Genealogy Genetic engineering Genetic engineering as global warming remedy as global warming remedy Genetics. Genetics. See See Medicine/biotechnology Medicine/biotechnologyGeorge III, King of England Germ warfare Germ warfare Gerrish, Harold Gerrish, Harold Ghost Ghost (movie) (movie) Gibson, William Gibson, William Gilbert, Daniel Gilbert, Daniel Gilbert, Walter Gilbert, Walter Glaser, Peter Glaser, Peter Global warming Global warming carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide and consequences of consequences of evidence of evidence of historical perspective on historical perspective on human activity as cause of, human activity as cause of, 5.1 5.1, 5.2 5.2induced warming on Mars life in 2100 and life in 2100 and methane gas and methane gas and technical fixes for technical fixes for G.o.ddard, Robert G.o.ddard, Robert Goldstein, Seth Goldstein, Seth Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting (movie) (movie) Gordon, John Steele Gordon, John Steele Government in Type I civilization Government in Type I civilization GPS systems, GPS systems, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2Grant, James Graphene Graphene Gravity, Gravity, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2, 5.1 5.1, 7.1 7.1Guarente, Leonard P., 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Guitar, atomic

Halley's comet Hands, robotic Hands, robotic Hapgood, Fred Hapgood, Fred Haptic technology Haptic technology HAR HAR1 region of the genome region of the genome Haseltine, William Haseltine, William Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hayflick limit Hayflick limit Hebb's rule, Hebb's rule, 2.1 2.1, 3.1 3.1Heckler, Richard Heinlein, Robert Heinlein, Robert Hendricks, John Hendricks, John Hertzberg, Abraham Hertzberg, Abraham Heuristics Heuristics HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 3.3 3.3Hobbes, Thomas Hoffert, Martin Hoffert, Martin Hofstadter, Douglas, Hofstadter, Douglas, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3Holograms Home life in 2100 Home life in 2100 Homunculus Homunculus Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (movie) (movie) Hood, Leroy Hood, Leroy Horvitz, Eric Horvitz, Eric Hubbert, M. King Hubbert, M. King Human Genome Project Human Genome Project Human growth hormone (HGH) Human growth hormone (HGH) Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Saddam Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous

I, Robot (movie) (movie) IKAROS s.p.a.cecraft IKAROS s.p.a.cecraft Immediate recognition Immediate recognition Incredible Shrinking Man, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The (movie) (movie) Ingalls, John J. Ingalls, John J. Intellectual capitalism, Intellectual capitalism, 7.1 7.1, 8.1 8.1commodity capitalism, transition from developing nations and, developing nations and, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2digital divide and global leaders.h.i.+p in global leaders.h.i.+p in job market and job market and modifications of traditional capitalism modifications of traditional capitalism International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), 5.1 5.1, 5.2 5.2Internet, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2, itr.3 itr.3, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2economic development and as instrument of democracy as instrument of democracy privacy concerns privacy concerns Type I civilization and Type I civilization and Internet gla.s.ses and contact lenses, Internet gla.s.ses and contact lenses, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2Invisibility technology Islamic terrorists Islamic terrorists

Job market, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2Johnson, Les Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Joy, Bill Joy, Bill Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Shakespeare) (Shakespeare) Jura.s.sic Park Jura.s.sic Park (movie) (movie) Justice system Justice system

Kanekiyo, Kansuke Kant, Immanuel Kant, Immanuel Kapor, Mitch Kapor, Mitch Kardashev, Nikolai Kardashev, Nikolai Kasparov, Gary Kasparov, Gary Kay, Kendrick Kay, Kendrick Keller, Helen Keller, Helen Kelley, Shana Kelley, Shana Kennedy, Paul Kennedy, Paul Kepler Mission telescope, Kepler Mission telescope, 6.1 6.1, 8.1 8.1Khan, A. Q. KISMET robot KISMET robot Klein, Richard, Klein, Richard, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Krauss, Michael E. Kuekes, Philip Kuekes, Philip Kurzweil, Ray Kurzweil, Ray

Lagrange points LAGR (learning applied to ground robots), LAGR (learning applied to ground robots), 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Languages Lanza, Robert, Lanza, Robert, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 3.3 3.3, 3.4 3.4Lapp, Ralph Laser enrichment of uranium Laser enrichment of uranium Laser fusion, Laser fusion, 5.1 5.1, 5.2 5.2LaserMotive group Laser propulsion systems Laser propulsion systems LCD displays LCD displays LCROSS (lunar crater observation and sensing satellite) LCROSS (lunar crater observation and sensing satellite) LeCun, Yann LeCun, Yann Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew Leibniz, Gottfried Leibniz, Gottfried Leno, Jay Leno, Jay Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Lie detectors Lie detectors Life expectancy. Life expectancy. See See Longevity LongevityLife-forms, artificial creation of Life in s.p.a.ce, search for, Life in s.p.a.ce, search for, 6.1 6.1, 8.1 8.1Life in 2100 dating, dating, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2, 9.3 9.3, 9.4 9.4global warming and G.o.dlike power for humans, G.o.dlike power for humans, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2home life longevity questions, longevity questions, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2marriage and family life medical care, medical care, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2remodeling shopping, shopping, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2sports and games vacations vacations work life work life Life on Mars, artificial establishment of Life on Mars, artificial establishment of Life's origins Life's origins Lilienthal, David Lilienthal, David LISA (Laser Interferometer s.p.a.ce Antenna) LISA (Laser Interferometer s.p.a.ce Antenna) Lloyd, Seth Lloyd, Seth Locomotive technology Locomotive technology Longevity Longevity aging process aging process caloric restriction and caloric restriction and entropy and entropy and evolutionary perspective on evolutionary perspective on genetics of, genetics of, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2metabolism and methods for life extension methods for life extension popular interest in popular interest in population expansion and population expansion and resveratrol and resveratrol and telomeres of a cell and telomeres of a cell and in 2100, in 2100, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2youth preservation and Luria, A. R. Luria, A. R. Luttwak, Edward Luttwak, Edward Lutz, Robert Lutz, Robert

Maes, Pattie Maglev trains and cars, Maglev trains and cars, 5.1 5.1, 9.1 9.1Magnetic energy, 5.1 5.1, 9.1 9.1Magnetic field to create nuclear fusion Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as mind-reading technology, as mind-reading technology, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 1.3 1.3replicators and reverse engineering the brain and reverse engineering the brain and Mallouk, Thomas Mallouk, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Mammoth resurrection Mammoth resurrection Markram, Henry Markram, Henry Marquess, Ron Marquess, Ron Marriage and family life in 2100 Marriage and family life in 2100 Mars landing/colonization Mars landing/colonization Martel, Sylvain Martel, Sylvain Martian moon landing Martian moon landing Matrix Matrix movies, movies, 2.1 2.1, 7.1 7.1Maxwell, James Clerk McGinnis, Dave McGinnis, Dave McRae, Hamish, McRae, Hamish, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2, 7.3 7.3Medicine/biotechnology augmented reality and augmented reality and brain injury treatments brain injury treatments cancer screening cancer screening cancer therapies, cancer therapies, 1.1 1.1, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 4.1 4.1, 9.1 9.1Cave Man Principle and cloning, cloning, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2computers and creating new life-forms creating new life-forms curing all diseases, curing all diseases, 3.1 3.1, 8.1 8.1depression treatments designer children, designer children, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 3.3 3.3far future (2070), 3.1 3.1, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2gene therapy, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2genetic enhancements genomic medicine genomic medicine germ warfare germ warfare memory enhancement, memory enhancement, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2midcentury (2030) Moore's law and Moore's law and muscle disorder treatments muscle disorder treatments nanotechnology and nanotechnology and near future (present to 2030) near future (present to 2030) nightmare scenarios nightmare scenarios quantum theory and quantum theory and resurrecting extinct life-forms resurrecting extinct life-forms robotics and, robotics and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3side effects of biotech revolution spinal cord injury treatments spinal cord injury treatments stem cell technology stem cell technology surgery surgery three stages of three stages of tissue engineering (organ replacement), tissue engineering (organ replacement), 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2virtual reality and See also See also Longevity Longevity Memory enhancement, Memory enhancement, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Men in Black (movie) (movie) "Merger of Flesh and Machine, The" (Brooks) "Merger of Flesh and Machine, The" (Brooks) Merrill Lynch company Merrill Lynch company Methane gas, Methane gas, 5.1 5.1, 6.1 6.1Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2Middle cla.s.s, planetary Miesenbock, Gero Miesenbock, Gero Miller, Webb Miller, Webb Mind-body problem Mind-body problem Mind reading Mind reading EEG and MRI technology for EEG and MRI technology for ethics of ethics of Kaku's brain scan Kaku's brain scan mini-MRI machines mini-MRI machines photographing of dreams photographing of dreams Mining operations on other worlds Mining operations on other worlds Minsky, Marvin, Minsky, Marvin, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3Mischel, Walter Modha, Dharmendra Modha, Dharmendra Modular robots, Modular robots, 2.1 2.1, 4.1 4.1Mohamad, Mahathir Moon landing/colonization, Moon landing/colonization, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2Moore, Gordon, 1.1 1.1, 4.1 4.1Moore's lawcomputers and, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 1.3 1.3, 4.1 4.1medicine and nanotechnology and, nanotechnology and, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2Moravec, Hans, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3More, Sir Thomas Morfoot, Linda Morfoot, Linda Morphing Morphing Moses, Edward Moses, Edward MRI-MOUSE MRI-MOUSE Muscle disorder treatments Muscle disorder treatments Musical robots Musical robots Music industry Music industry Myrabo, Leik Myrabo, Leik

Najmabadi, Farrokh, 5.1 5.1, 5.2 5.2Nan.o.bots, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2, 4.3 4.3Nanocars Nanoparticles, Nanoparticles, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2Nanorods Nanostars.h.i.+ps Nanostars.h.i.+ps Nanotechnology Nanotechnology carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes, 4.1 4.1, 6.1 6.1commercial applications today computers and computers and DNA chips DNA chips energy for molecular machines energy for molecular machines far future (2070) far future (2070) manipulation of individual atoms manipulation of individual atoms medicine and medicine and midcentury (2030) midcentury (2030) Moore's law and, Moore's law and, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2nanomachines in our bodies near future (present to 2030) near future (present to 2030) potential of potential of quantum theory and quantum theory and shape-s.h.i.+fting technology shape-s.h.i.+fting technology s.p.a.ce travel and, s.p.a.ce travel and, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2See also Replicators Replicators National Ignition Facility (NIF) National Ignition Facility (NIF) Neanderthal resurrection Neanderthal resurrection Neecke, Nikolas Neecke, Nikolas Neumann, John von, Neumann, John von, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Neural networks News broadcasting News broadcasting Newspaper industry Newspaper industry Newton, Isaac, Newton, Isaac, itr.1 itr.1, 6.1 6.1, 7.1 7.1New York Times Nicolelis, Miguel A. L. Nicolelis, Miguel A. L. 1984 1984 (Orwell) (Orwell) Nixon, Richard Nixon, Richard North Korea North Korea Novoselov, Kostya, Novoselov, Kostya, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2Nuclear fission Nuclear forces (weak and strong), Nuclear forces (weak and strong), itr.1 itr.1, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2Nuclear fusion advantages as power source advantages as power source energy potential of energy potential of hoaxes, frauds, and failures regarding hoaxes, frauds, and failures regarding laser fusion, laser fusion, 5.1 5.1, 5.2 5.2magnetic field to create fusion in nature in nature tabletop fusion tabletop fusion Nuclear rocket propulsion system Nuclear rocket propulsion system Nuclear waste Nuclear waste Nuclear weapons, dangers of Nuclear weapons, dangers of

Obama, Barack, 5.1 5.1, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2, 6.3 6.3, 6.4 6.4Ohmae, Kenichi Oil Oil OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) O'Neill, Gerard O'Neill, Gerard Optical computers Optical computers Optogenetics Optogenetics Organ replacement, Organ replacement, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Orion Project Orwell, George Orwell, George Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Ozone depletion Ozone depletion

Paabo, Svante PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-Nuclei Astrophysics) satellite PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-Nuclei Astrophysics) satellite Paper Paper Paperless office, Paperless office, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2Parallel processing Paris in the Twentieth Century Paris in the Twentieth Century (Verne) (Verne) Parviz, Babak A., Parviz, Babak A., 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 1.3 1.3Pasquali, Matteo Pasteur, Louis Pasteur, Louis Pattern recognition, Pattern recognition, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3, 7.1 7.1Peck, Mason Peek, Kim Peek, Kim Penfield, Wilder Penfield, Wilder Peopleless city, Peopleless city, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2Perfect capitalism Peron, Juan Peron, Juan Picture of Dorian Gray, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The (Wilde) (Wilde) Picture phones, Picture phones, itr.1 itr.1, itr.2 itr.2Planck energy Planets outside the solar system, search for Planets outside the solar system, search for Poggio, Tomaso Poggio, Tomaso Pons, Stanley Pons, Stanley Popular Mechanics Popular Mechanics (magazine) (magazine) Population expansion Population expansion Post, Steven Post, Steven Postrel, Virginia Postrel, Virginia Pournelle, Jerry Pournelle, Jerry Predator drones, Predator drones, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Predicting the future Cave Man Principle and Cave Man Principle and consciousness and consciousness and difficulty of difficulty of scientific understanding and scientific understanding and successful examples of, successful examples of, itr.1 itr.1, 8.1 8.1Principia (Newton) (Newton) Printing technology Printing technology Privacy concerns Privacy concerns Programmable matter Programmable matter Prostheses Prostheses

Qin, Chinese Emperor Quake, Stephen R. Quake, Stephen R. Quantum computers Quantum computers Quantum dot computers Quantum dot computers Quantum theory Quantum theory computers and, computers and, 1.1 1.1, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2, 4.3 4.3medicine and nanotechnology and nanotechnology and superconductors and superconductors and Railroad industry Railroad industry Ramjet fusion propulsion system Ramjet fusion propulsion system Rasputin, Grigori Rasputin, Grigori Rattner, Justin, Rattner, Justin, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2Reagan, Ronald Recession of 2008, Recession of 2008, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2, 8.1 8.1Reeve, Christopher Relativity, theory of Relativity, theory of Remodeling in 2100 Remodeling in 2100 Replicators Replicators Cave Man Principle and, Cave Man Principle and, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2creation of anything with feasibility issue feasibility issue gray-goo scenario gray-goo scenario living tissue, creation of living tissue, creation of plastic 3-D images, creation of plastic 3-D images, creation of self-a.s.sembly (bottom-up approach) to self-a.s.sembly (bottom-up approach) to social impact of social impact of Resurrecting extinct life-forms Resurrecting extinct life-forms Resveratrol Resveratrol Richter, Ronald Richter, Ronald Robotics/AI Robotics/AI ASIMO robot, ASIMO robot, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3bodily enhancements brain science and brain science and Cave Man Principle and, Cave Man Principle and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2common sense and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3consciousness and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2driverless cars emotional robots emotional robots expert systems and expert systems and far future (2070) far future (2070) friendly AI friendly AI history of history of human job market and human job market and human-robot merger human-robot merger human-robot social interaction, human-robot social interaction, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3immediate recognition and medicine and, medicine and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3midcentury (2030) mind control of robots by humans mind control of robots by humans modular robots, modular robots, 2.1 2.1, 4.1 4.1musical robots nan.o.bots, nan.o.bots, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2, 4.3 4.3near future (present to 2030) pattern recognition and, pattern recognition and, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 2.3 2.3remote-controlled and autonomous robots reverse engineering the brain for reverse engineering the brain for self-replicating robots, self-replicating robots, 2.1 2.1, 8.1 8.1, 8.2 8.2singularity and software limitations on software limitations on soldier robots soldier robots s.p.a.ce travel and, s.p.a.ce travel and, 2.1 2.1, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2, 6.3 6.3, 6.4 6.4surrogates and avatars "takeover" threat posed by robots, "takeover" threat posed by robots, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2top-down and bottom-up approaches to, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Rohrer, Heinrich Rose, Michael Rose, Michael RP-6 mobile robot RP-6 mobile robot Rubin, Gerry Rubin, Gerry Rutan, Burt, Rutan, Burt, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2

Sagan, Carl, 6.1 6.1, 8.1 8.1, 8.2 8.2Scanning tunneling microscope Schentag, Jerome Schentag, Jerome Schopenhauer, Arthur Schopenhauer, Arthur Schrodinger, Erwin Schrodinger, Erwin Schultz, Tanja Schultz, Tanja Schuster, Stephan C. Schuster, Stephan C. Schwabl, Mike Schwabl, Mike Schwartz, Peter Schwartz, Peter Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Second Life (Website) Second Life (Website) Self-a.s.sembly Self-a.s.sembly Self-awareness Self-awareness Self-replicating robots, Self-replicating robots, 2.1 2.1, 8.1 8.1, 8.2 8.2Sen, Ayusman SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, William Shape-s.h.i.+fting technology Shape-s.h.i.+fting technology Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, George Bernard Shen, Weimin Shen, Weimin Shopping in 2100, Shopping in 2100, 9.1 9.1, 9.2 9.2Shostak, Seth Silicon chips, limitations of, Silicon chips, limitations of, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 4.1 4.1Silva, Alcino Simon, Herbert Simon, Herbert Simon, Julian Simon, Julian Simonyi, Charles Simonyi, Charles Sinclair, David, Sinclair, David, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 3.3 3.3Singapore Singularity Singularity Sirtuins Sirtuins SixthSense project SixthSense project 6th Day, The 6th Day, The (movie) (movie) Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (Condorcet) (Condorcet) Slingatron Slingatron Smalley, Richard, Smalley, Richard, 4.1 4.1, 4.2 4.2, 4.3 4.3Smart dust Smith, Adam Smith, Adam Smith, Gerald Smith, Gerald Social robotics Social robotics Solar power Solar power Solar sail propulsion system Solar sail propulsion system Sonograms Sonograms Sonoluminescence Sonoluminescence s.p.a.ce elevator s.p.a.ce elevator s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p s.p.a.cecraft, s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p s.p.a.cecraft, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2, 6.3 6.3s.p.a.ce solar power (SSP) s.p.a.ce travel, s.p.a.ce travel, itr.1 itr.1, 6.1 6.1asteroid landing big bang research big bang research booster-rocket technologies booster-rocket technologies cost of cost of Europa exploration Europa exploration far future (2070) far future (2070) genetic engineering of humans for genetic engineering of humans for human-robot merger and human-robot merger and life in s.p.a.ce, search for, life in s.p.a.ce, search for, 6.1 6.1, 8.1 8.1Mars landing/colonization Martian moon landing Martian moon landing midcentury (2030) midcentury (2030) moon landing/colonization, moon landing/colonization, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2nanotechnology and, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2near future (present to 2030) planets outside the solar system, search for planets outside the solar system, search for private initiatives private initiatives robotics and, robotics and, 2.1 2.1, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2, 6.3 6.3, 6.4 6.4s.p.a.ce elevator tourism tourism water in s.p.a.ce, search for, water in s.p.a.ce, search for, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2weightlessness problem See also See also Stars.h.i.+ps Stars.h.i.+ps Spinal cord injury treatments Spinal cord injury treatments Sports and games, Sports and games, 8.1 8.1, 9.1 9.1STAIR (Stanford artificial intelligence robot), 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Stars.h.i.+ps antimatter rocket propulsion system antimatter rocket propulsion system nanos.h.i.+ps nanos.h.i.+ps nuclear rocket propulsion system nuclear rocket propulsion system ramjet fusion propulsion system ramjet fusion propulsion system solar sail propulsion system solar sail propulsion system Star Trek Star Trek series, series, itr.1 itr.1, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 1.3 1.3, 1.4 1.4, 1.5 1.5, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 3.1 3.1, 4.1 4.1, 8.1 8.1, 8.2 8.2Star Wars saga, saga, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2, 1.3 1.3, 1.4 1.4, 2.1 2.1, 8.1 8.1Steam power Steffens, John Steffens, John Stem cell technology Stem cell technology Stewart, Potter Stewart, Potter Stock, Greg, Stock, Greg, 2.1 2.1, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Stormer, Horst Stratton, Mike Stratton, Mike Sullivan, Mark Sullivan, Mark Superconductors Superconductors telekinesis and telekinesis and Surgery Surgery Surrogates Surrogates Surrogates Surrogates (movie), (movie), 1.1 1.1, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Sussman, Gerald Swarming behavior, Swarming behavior, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2

Tachi, Susumu Taleyarkhan, Rusi Taleyarkhan, Rusi Taylor, Doris, Taylor, Doris, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Taylor, Theodore Technologies as utilities Technologies as utilities Technology, four stages of Technology, four stages of Telekinesis Telekinesis Telepresence Telepresence Telomeres of a cell Telomeres of a cell Terminator Terminator movies, movies, 1.1 1.1, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2, 4.1 4.1Terraforming of Mars Terrestrial Planet Finder Terrestrial Planet Finder Terrorism, Terrorism, 3.1 3.1, 8.1 8.1Tesla Roadster Test tube babies Test tube babies Things to Come Things to Come (movie) (movie) 3-D technology 3-D technology Three Mile Island nuclear accident Three Mile Island nuclear accident Thurow, Lester, Thurow, Lester, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2, 7.3 7.3, 7.4 7.4Tidman, Derek Time Machine, The Time Machine, The (Wells) (Wells) Tissue engineering, Tissue engineering, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Toffler, Alvin and Heidi Total Recall Total Recall (movie) (movie) Tour, James Tour, James Tourism industry Tourism industry Tourism in s.p.a.ce Tourism in s.p.a.ce Trains, maglev Trains, maglev Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (movie) (movie) Transistors, Transistors, 1.1 1.1, 4.1 4.1Tsien, Joseph Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Tundra, melting of Tundra, melting of Turing, Alan Turing, Alan Twister Twister (movie) (movie) 2001 2001 (movie) (movie) Type 0-IV civilizations. Type 0-IV civilizations. See See Civilizations Civilizations

Ulam, Stanislaw Ultracentrifuges Ultracentrifuges United States, economic future of United States, economic future of Universal translators Universal translators Utopias Utopias

Vacations in 2100 Venter, J. Craig Venter, J. Craig Verne, Jules, Verne, Jules, itr.1 itr.1, 6.1 6.1Victoria, Queen of England Vinge, Vernor, Vinge, Vernor, 2.1 2.1, 2.2 2.2Virgin Galactic s.p.a.cecraft Virtual reality Virtual reality Virtual retinal display (VRD) Virtual retinal display (VRD) Viruses, Viruses, 1.1 1.1, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2, 8.1 8.1Volcano vents Von Neumann probes, Von Neumann probes, 8.1 8.1, 8.2 8.2

Wall-E (movie) (movie) Wall screens Wall screens Wanamaker, John Wanamaker, John War, changing nature of War, changing nature of Warner, Harry M. Warner, Harry M. Water as utility, Water as utility, 7.1 7.1, 7.2 7.2Water in s.p.a.ce, search for, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2Watson, James, 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Watson, Thomas Wealth. Wealth. See See Economics EconomicsWeightlessness problem in s.p.a.ce Weiser, Mark, Weiser, Mark, 1.1 1.1, 1.2 1.2Wells, H. G., 3.1 3.1, 3.2 3.2Westphal, Christoph What Is Life? What Is Life? (Schrodinger) (Schrodinger) Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilmut, Ian Wilmut, Ian Wilson, E. O. Wilson, E. O. Wind power Wind power Wisdom Wisdom WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) Work life in 2100 Work life in 2100

X-Men movies movies X Prize, X Prize, 6.1 6.1, 6.2 6.2X-ray lithography X-ray vision X-ray vision

Yos.h.i.+da, Hiros.h.i.+ Young, Larry Young, Larry Youth preservation Youth preservation Yucca Mountain waste-disposal center Yucca Mountain waste-disposal center Yudkowsky, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eliezer

Zhang, Jin Zhang, Pei Zhang, Pei Zubrin, Robert Zubrin, Robert

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

MICHIO KAKU is a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York;cofounder of string field theory; and the bestselling author of several widely acclaimed science books, including is a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York;cofounder of string field theory; and the bestselling author of several widely acclaimed science books, including Hypers.p.a.ce Hypers.p.a.ce and and Physics of the Impossible Physics of the Impossible-the basis for his Science Channel TV show Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible-and the host of two radio programs, Explorations Explorations and and Science Fantastic, Science Fantastic, broadcasting to over 140 radio stations. broadcasting to over 140 radio stations.

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