322
f MO EX
and future of the impossible, 286,
294-96, 299-303
and incompleteness theorem,
300-301
excimer lasers, 40
extrasensory perception (ESP), 73, 75,
89, 92-93
extrasolar planets:
extraterrestrial life and, 127, 129-30,
133-34, 136-40, 147, 152-53
space travel and, 152, 164
extraterrestrial life, xvii, 81, 124,
126-47, 150-53, 302, 307rc
antimatter and, 191-93
fortuitous accidents and, 135-36
Goldilocks zone and, 133-34, 136-38
in history, 126-27
listening to, 130-33, 140, 152-53
moons and, 126, 133-36
parallel universes and, 244, 248
physical appearance of, 140-42, 144
and physics of advanced civilizations,
145-47
scale law and, 142-44
scientific search for, 128-33, 136-40,
152-53
and search for earth-like planets,
136-40
UFOs and, 147, 150-52
eyesight, 140-42
FAB (Gershenfeld), 100
Fahri, Edward, 251-52
false vacuum theory, 282-83
Faraday, Michael, 4-6, 18-19, 57, 171
Feynman, Richard, 29, 297
and advanced waves from future,
277-80
antimatter and, 191-92, 278
quantum theory and, 241-42, 280
fifth dimension, 233-34, 236
fission, 46, 158, 161-62, 164-65
Flash Gordon, ix-x, 17, 186
Fly, The, 55
Forbidden Planet, 89
force fields, ix, 3-15
Faraday and, 4-6, 18-19, 57
four forces and, 6-8, 15
magnetic lévitation and, 11-15
plasma windows and, 8-10, 15
for shields, 3-4, 6-11, 15
four dimensions, fourth dimension, 33,
231-33, 239, 299
fusion, 43-47
inertial confinement for, 43-46
ITER and, 45-47, 160
magnetic confinement for, 45-47
space travel and, 152, 159-61, 165-66,
178
future, xii, 26-29, 153-56, 193-94,
283-303
advanced waves from, 276-81, 283
Death Stars and, 50, 52
end of Earth in, 154-56
force fields and, 9, 11-12, 15
of the impossible, 284-303, 316n
invisibility and, 26, 29, 33
of metamaterials, 27-29
psychokinesis and, 94-98, 101-2
robots and, 112-13, 118, 120, 123-25
space travel and, 168, 177-78, 291
teleportation and, 66, 69, 307«
time travel and, 217-19, 225, 291
wormholes and, 211, 291
see also precognition
Galileo, 245, 288
Gamgee, John, 262
gamma rays, 19, 278-79
antimatter and, xi, 184, 188
bursters and, 35, 50-52
gas, gases, 43, 129, 149, 182, 209, 240,
257, 264
lasers and, 38-40
space travel and, 157, 161, 171
see also plasma, plasmas
Gates, Bill, 114-15
Gauss, Karl, 231-32
Geller, Uri, 90-91
Gershenfeld, Neil, 100-101
Gilchrist, Brian, 177-78
Goddard, Robert, xiv
Gôdel, Kurt, 223, 247
incompleteness theorem of, 106, 109,
300-302
Gods Themselves, The (Asimov),
257-58, 268
Goldfinger, 36
Goldilocks zone, 240-41
extraterrestrial life and, 133-34,
136-38
Gott, Richard, 223-24
gravity, gravitational fields, 43, 46, 93,
144, 151, 190, 204-5, 208-11, 227,
281
black holes and, 208-10, 220-21
f MO EX
and future of the impossible, 286,
294-96, 299-303
and incompleteness theorem,
300-301
excimer lasers, 40
extrasensory perception (ESP), 73, 75,
89, 92-93
extrasolar planets:
extraterrestrial life and, 127, 129-30,
133-34, 136-40, 147, 152-53
space travel and, 152, 164
extraterrestrial life, xvii, 81, 124,
126-47, 150-53, 302, 307rc
antimatter and, 191-93
fortuitous accidents and, 135-36
Goldilocks zone and, 133-34, 136-38
in history, 126-27
listening to, 130-33, 140, 152-53
moons and, 126, 133-36
parallel universes and, 244, 248
physical appearance of, 140-42, 144
and physics of advanced civilizations,
145-47
scale law and, 142-44
scientific search for, 128-33, 136-40,
152-53
and search for earth-like planets,
136-40
UFOs and, 147, 150-52
eyesight, 140-42
FAB (Gershenfeld), 100
Fahri, Edward, 251-52
false vacuum theory, 282-83
Faraday, Michael, 4-6, 18-19, 57, 171
Feynman, Richard, 29, 297
and advanced waves from future,
277-80
antimatter and, 191-92, 278
quantum theory and, 241-42, 280
fifth dimension, 233-34, 236
fission, 46, 158, 161-62, 164-65
Flash Gordon, ix-x, 17, 186
Fly, The, 55
Forbidden Planet, 89
force fields, ix, 3-15
Faraday and, 4-6, 18-19, 57
four forces and, 6-8, 15
magnetic lévitation and, 11-15
plasma windows and, 8-10, 15
for shields, 3-4, 6-11, 15
four dimensions, fourth dimension, 33,
231-33, 239, 299
fusion, 43-47
inertial confinement for, 43-46
ITER and, 45-47, 160
magnetic confinement for, 45-47
space travel and, 152, 159-61, 165-66,
178
future, xii, 26-29, 153-56, 193-94,
283-303
advanced waves from, 276-81, 283
Death Stars and, 50, 52
end of Earth in, 154-56
force fields and, 9, 11-12, 15
of the impossible, 284-303, 316n
invisibility and, 26, 29, 33
of metamaterials, 27-29
psychokinesis and, 94-98, 101-2
robots and, 112-13, 118, 120, 123-25
space travel and, 168, 177-78, 291
teleportation and, 66, 69, 307«
time travel and, 217-19, 225, 291
wormholes and, 211, 291
see also precognition
Galileo, 245, 288
Gamgee, John, 262
gamma rays, 19, 278-79
antimatter and, xi, 184, 188
bursters and, 35, 50-52
gas, gases, 43, 129, 149, 182, 209, 240,
257, 264
lasers and, 38-40
space travel and, 157, 161, 171
see also plasma, plasmas
Gates, Bill, 114-15
Gauss, Karl, 231-32
Geller, Uri, 90-91
Gershenfeld, Neil, 100-101
Gilchrist, Brian, 177-78
Goddard, Robert, xiv
Gôdel, Kurt, 223, 247
incompleteness theorem of, 106, 109,
300-302
Gods Themselves, The (Asimov),
257-58, 268
Goldfinger, 36
Goldilocks zone, 240-41
extraterrestrial life and, 133-34,
136-38
Gott, Richard, 223-24
gravity, gravitational fields, 43, 46, 93,
144, 151, 190, 204-5, 208-11, 227,
281
black holes and, 208-10, 220-21