SF Predicting the Future

LJK — 10/21/2005 12:54:20 PM (archived)

H. G. Wells anticipated the atomic bomb decades before they became reality.

In his 1914 novel, The World Set Free:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Set_Free

He even mentions what we would call a suitcase nuke.

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Tnis is kind of cool... - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2005 4:08:00 AM
- amazing - how much work went into that? (n/t) - Daniel - 10/20/2005 4:10:22 AM
  - re: amazing... and fantastic, and astounding, and thrilling wonder, and analog, and... (n/t) - Fox - 10/20/2005 11:33:29 PM
  - Possibly very little. - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2005 4:15:32 AM
    - Lots of SF magazine covers online - LJK - 10/20/2005 2:36:03 PM
      - check this .. - Daniel - 10/20/2005 5:42:21 PM
        
        Covers - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2005 11:49:34 PM
        
        re: Covers - Daniel - 10/21/2005 5:02:18 AM
        
        SF Predicting the Future - LJK - 10/21/2005 12:54:20 PM
        
        re: check this .. - LJK - 10/20/2005 5:47:46 PM
        
        PS those were from your link, so thanks (n/t) - D. - 10/20/2005 5:44:25 PM
    - BTW ... - Daniel - 10/20/2005 4:43:51 AM

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