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Flip phones were designed from the communicators in the original series of Star Trek. If you're interested in the more theoretical side of the Beeb's article t
by laumars 10y ago
Flip phones were designed from the communicators in the original series of Star Trek.
If you're interested in the more theoretical side of the Beeb's article then I'd recommend Michio Kaku's book "Physics of the Impossible"[1] (he also did a TV series on this topic but that wasn't nearly as good in my opinion)
[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Physics-Impossible-Scientific-Exploration-Phasers-Fields-Teleportation/0141030909 https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Physics-Impossible-Scientific...
- 77pt77 10y ago> I'd recommend Michio Kaku's Take everything kaku writes with a grain of salt. He frequently borders dangerously on charlatan.
- laumars 10y agoI think that's a little unfair. The guy is a respected professional physicist after all. But you often only read about him or see him on TV when he's doing his "fluff" piece - but that's more a problem the with how the media loves to dumb things down than it is with Michio Kaku's credibility. Regarding the book: it basically takes past scientific breakthroughs to show how tech has evolved, then couples that with current bleeding edge experiments and hypotheses to theorise how sci-fi concepts could/might be solved. It follows a nice balance between factual and entertainment which makes it a refreshing read compared to the dryness of many other books by respected scientific authors.