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Flying through time and flying in cars. Living underwater and living forever. Robot servants. 3D-printed food. Wouldn't it be amazing if science fiction became science fact?

We're living in a rapidly changing world. Hardly a week passes without an exciting technological breakthrough. Get prepared for the fantastic future with this guide to the unbelievable and incredible inventions just over the horizon.

Invisibility, instant transportation, holograms and lots of gadgets were once the dreams of science fiction ... now they might become science fact! Imagining the Future is the first step in arriving there. If you can dream it, perhaps one day you can invent it.



Table of Contents:
Foreword
Are you ready for the future?
Being transparent
Eternity
Sky-highway
Faster food
Lending a metal hand
Holovision
A ladder to space
Backseat driver
What’s on your mind?
Computer-cranium connection
Chatting to chimps
Take a trip through time
Don’t forget your medicine
Hard to crack
Supervision contact lenses
What weather would you want?
Cool world
Designer babies
Colonising Mars
Back from the dead
Hot 2-methyl-3-furanthiol and chips
Around the world in 80 mins
Destroying dirt
Space tourist
Living the dream – underwater
Take off
Scientists hot on the trail of a cold cure
Two places at once
Energy-collecting skis and skateboards
Speaking in many tongues
On and on and on and on
Cashless community
Caterpillar shoes
Bigger, better brain
Flying windmills
Losing sleep
Find your secret sporting talent
Climate of change
Print your parts, personalise your pills
Solar blast
Sounds of silence
That face rings a bell
Inventing the future
Imagining your future


About the Author :
Paul Holper worked for CSIRO in the environmental research field for over 25 years, in senior communication and research management roles. He managed the Australian Climate Change Science Program, was convenor of the high-profile Australian climate change science "Greenhouse" conference series, and was Communication Manager for Atmospheric Research. Paul has an Honors degree in chemistry and qualifications in science communication and education. Simon Torok has worked in communication for more than 20 years, including as Communication Manager for CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, as a climate change communicator at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in England, and as editor of two science magazines for young people. Simon has a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication from the Australian National University, and completed a PhD in climate change science at the University of Melbourne.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781486302727
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 144
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 350 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1486302726
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Invisibility, Immortality and 40 Other Incredible Ideas
  • Width: 153 mm


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