LEADER 03614nam 22006255 450 001 9910977982403321 005 20250201115233.0 010 $a9783031776007 010 $a3031776003 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-77600-7 035 $a(CKB)37447305700041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31897104 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31897104 035 $a(OCoLC)1496394510 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-77600-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)9937447305700041 100 $a20250201d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aVisions of Tomorrow $eExploring Classic Sci-Fi Stories Through the Lens of Modern Science /$fby Stephen Webb 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (287 pages) 225 1 $aScience and Fiction,$x2197-1196 311 08$a9783031775994 311 08$a3031775996 327 $aOther dimensions of space -- Relativity -- Messaging extraterrestrial intelligence -- First contact -- Applications of machine learning -- The science of persuasion -- The future of science publishing -- Reality?augmented, virtual, and mixed -- Pandemic -- Suspended animation -- Advances in medical technology -- Humans supplanted. 330 $aThis anthology invites readers to revisit twelve timeless stories from visionary authors while pondering the scientific advancements they foreshadowed, making it ideal for fans of both science fiction and science. In Algernon Blackwood?s A Victim of Higher Space, the concept of extra spatial dimensions is explored, while Miles J. Breuer?s The Gostak and the Doshes examines time as a dimension in relativity. Stanley Waterloo?s Love and a Triangle touches on efforts to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence, and Max Adeler?s The Fortunate Island raises questions about humanity?s readiness for first contact with alien life. Machine learning and AI feature in Edward L. Sabin?s The Supersensitive Golf Ball, while Saki?s Filboid Studge explores targeted advertising?s transformation through AI. Edward Bellamy?s With the Eyes Shut predicts devices like smartphones and sparks discussions on the future of scientific publishing. G.K. Chesterton?s The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown delves into augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies. Edgar Wallace?s The Black Grippe provides a historical lens on pandemics and communication of scientific uncertainty. J. Arbuthnot Wilson?s PAUSODYNE looks at suspended animation and modern cryonics, while Edgar Allan Poe?s The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar tackles advances in medical technology and definitions of death. Finally, Guy de Maupassant?s The Horla explores the potential for humanity to be supplanted by new life forms. 410 0$aScience and Fiction,$x2197-1196 606 $aPhysics 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aBiology 606 $aComputer science 606 $aPhysics and Astronomy 606 $aBiological Sciences 606 $aComputer Science 615 0$aPhysics. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aBiology. 615 0$aComputer science. 615 14$aPhysics and Astronomy. 615 24$aBiological Sciences. 615 24$aComputer Science. 676 $a500 700 $aWebb$b Stephen$062569 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910977982403321 996 $aVisions of Tomorrow$94325112 997 $aUNINA