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Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
The story takes place in the near future; mysterious Overlord spaceships appear over earth cities and impose order on the unruly humans. Outstanding novel; a truly unique vision of mankind's ultimate destiny. Select
an invention:
Panoramic Viewer Permits observation at a distance, as well as the projection of a holographic image.
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Private Flyer A privately-owned air vehicle that used no control surfaces for maneuvering.
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Sunlight Blocker A roughly circular field which denies sunlight to an area of a planet.
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Science
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in the News
Russians Create Robot Tank Platoons
re: Philip Nowlan w/D. Calkins
(8/15/2025)
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re: Fritz Leiber
(8/13/2025)
Smartwatch Powered By Slime Mold
re: Philip K. Dick
(7/11/2025)
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re: Ray Naylor
(7/9/2025)
Carpentopod Walking Table
re: Terry Pratchett
(7/7/2025)
Iron Drone Raider Counter-UAV Operations
re: Robert Sheckley
(7/5/2025)
SpaceX Rocket Shuttle Point-To-Point On Earth
re: Robert Heinlein
(7/3/2025)
Quaise Uses Beams Of Energy To Dig Geothermal Wells
re: Frank Stockton
(7/1/2025)
Robots Repair And Modify Themselves
re: Harry Harrison
(6/29/2025)
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re: Philip K Dick
(6/27/2025)
Robot Janitors Get To Work
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/25/2025)
Robots Learn To Install Charged Batteries Into Themselves
re: Not known.
(6/23/2025)
Robot Rabbits Entice Pythons
re: JW Groves
(6/21/2025)
LLM 'Cognitive Core' Now Evolving
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/19/2025)
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