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Nine Words From Science Which Originated In Science Fiction 433

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday April 06, 2009 @05:37PM from the science-emulates-science-fiction dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Oxford University Press has a blog post listing nine words used in science and technology which were actually dreamed up by fiction writers. Included on the list are terms like robotics, genetic engineering, deep space, and zero-g. What other terms are sure to follow in the future?"

Comment Re:ONE question (Score 4, Interesting) 318

by MrBlue VT on Saturday January 31, 2009 @12:24PM (#26677657) Attached to: Senate Passes Another Bill To Delay Digital TV Transition

It is Clearwire that has a vested interest in this delay. They are attempting to roll out WiMax service to compete with the broadband 4G service Verizon is planning to offer on the freed up analog frequencies.

And guess which company one of the executives on Obama's DTV transition team works for? That's right, Clearwire...

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/4g-war-conflict-of-interests-loom-behind-possible-dtv-delay.ars

Comment Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score 1) 182

by MrBlue VT on Monday November 24, 2008 @03:11PM (#25875887) Attached to: SpaceX Successfully Tests Nine-Engine Cluster

The reason is not the fact that he might have survived the radiation and heat effects, but rather that the movie depicted him being hurled half a mile through the air and landing on the ground unhurt.

Comment Sorry, had to... (Score 1) 291

by alp3t on Thursday April 29, 2004 @12:01PM (#9008003) Attached to: Robocones

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things!

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