{"product_id":"out-of-this-world-ideas-and-the-inventions-they-inspired-9781724654038","title":"Out of This World Ideas: And the Inventions They Inspired","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward M., Jr. Wysocki\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever heard someone claim that a particular invention was inspired by a work of science fiction? Should you believe them? As it turns out, it's not impossible. The real question is, which claims are true and which are not?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e Out of This World Ideas \u003c\/i\u003e looks at number of such claims in detail. Did a novel by Frank Herbert inspire a British engineer to come up with an invention to solve a problem created by the Suez Crisis in 1956? Did a story by a Russian scientist who was also a science fiction author inspire a Russian engineer to invent a new type of holography? Did a work by Robert Heinlein affect U. S. plans for atomic weapons in the period just before the United States entered World War II?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Wysocki, who has written two other books of non-fiction about science fiction, considers and analyzes these and other claims in detail. As was said, some are true and some are not. In addition, he presents a way of organizing and presenting them, with a view toward discovering and investigating additional claims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45546802872471,"sku":"9781724654038","price":1340.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781724654038.webp?v=1767126898","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/out-of-this-world-ideas-and-the-inventions-they-inspired-9781724654038","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}