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Saturday, April 5, 2008

Space Elevator, Atomic Travel, Brain Backup - Arthur Clarke Predictions

The imagination of the science fiction author Sir Arthur C Clarke bubbled over with ideas about the future of science, technology and human society. Here, BBC science and technology staff look at some that came true, and some that did not.

The predictions discussed:

1. Space elevator
2. Space guard
3. Atomic travel
4. Millennium Bug
5. Communications satellites
6. Earthquake prevention
7. Brain backup
8. People freezing


Full report here

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