Appliance of Science: The sci-fi inspiration behind modern tech

How many of our modern day inventions started out as far-fetched ideas in a work of science fiction? Dr. Naomi Lavelle takes a look at where some unusual sources of inspiration.

Jules Verne's work of fiction describing the first visit to the Moon had some striking similarities to the real event that took place 100 years later.

It is surprising just how many modern developments of science, medicine and technology started out in the pages of a science fiction novel. Did their creators have a crystal ball or were they just clued in to what humankind would naturally try to achieve? Here are a few examples.

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