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Sept. 21, 1866: Wells Springs Forth
Sci-fi legend and determined futurist Herbert George Wells is born into the lower middle class in England. The post Sept. 21, 1866: Wells Springs Forth appeared first on This Day In Tech.
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Nov. 1, 1909: ‘The Machine Stops’
1909: E.M. Forster publishes “The Machine Stops,” a chilling tale of a futuristic information-oriented society that grinds to a bloody halt, literally. Some aspects of the story no longer seem so...
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Jan. 12, 1992 or 1997: HAL of a Computer
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen or read 2001: A Space Odyssey, this article contains details that reveal important plot developments. So, if you like to be a tabula rasa when you view a film or read...
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Jan. 25, 1921: Robots First Czech In
1921: A play about robots premieres at the National Theater in Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. R.U.R, (which stands for Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Capek, marks the first...
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March 17, 1948: William Gibson, Father of Cyberspace
1948: William Gibson is born in Conway, South Carolina. He later blossoms into legend with the prize-winning fiction that gives the world the term cyberspace. The death of his father and a move to...
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March 31, 1999: The Matrix Hooks Us
1999: Larry and Andy Wachowski release The Matrix, the first mind-bending installment in what will become an influential sci-fi film trilogy. Cyberpunks quickly forget that technocultural flops like...
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April 29, 1964: Godzilla, Mothra Clash for First Time
1964: Mothra vs. Godzilla makes its screen debut in Japan. Or was it Mothra Against Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mothra or Godzilla vs. The Thing? By whatever name you choose — and it went by all of them at...
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May 25, 1945: Sci-Fi Author Predicts Future by Inventing It
1945: Arthur C. Clarke begins privately circulating copies of a paper that proposes using space satellites for global communications. It was a bold suggestion for 1945, as the war was just winding down...
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Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise
Star Trek makes its network television debut. Given the cultural impact and enormous franchise spawned by the original Star Trek series, it's hard to believe that the show lasted just three seasons...
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Sept. 21, 1937: The Hobbit Opens Up a Brave New World
Fantasy fiction isn't a big seller in the first part of the 20th century. Along comes Tolkien, who changes everything. The post Sept. 21, 1937: The Hobbit Opens Up a Brave New World appeared first on...
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