MANUFACTURING FACT VS. SCIENCE FICTION: Here's a look at some manufacturing technologies of today that were once predicted in science fiction stories

摘要

For more than 200 years, science fiction writers have speculated about future technologies and their impact on society. Many technologies that we take for granted today were originally "invented" in science fiction. These include mobile phones, smart watches, tablet computers, holograms, electric submarines, antidepressants, radio, television, nuclear weapons, lasers, video conferencing, credit cards, wireless headphones, self-driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, escalators, radar, automatic doors, Tasers, virtual reality, space travel, individually targeted advertising, and even insect-derived foods.