IHDEX 325
invisibility and, 19-20
on light, 19, 36, 57, 93, 105, 199-200,
233-34, 276-77, 302
parallel universes and, 233-34
precognition and, 276-77
Meissner effect, 14, 97
Men in Black, 144
metamaterials, 21-29
meteors, xh, 149, 155, 169, 172-73, 186,
205, 275, 286
Metropolis, 105
Michell, John, 297-98
Michelson, Albert A., 285
microwaves, microwave radiation, 19,
38, 168, 287
extraterrestrial life and, 130-31
invisibility and, 21-24
Miller, Stanley, 129
Miller, William, 274-75
mind, see brain, brains
Minority Report, 12, 309n
Minsky, Marvin, 117-18, 121, 125, 5Un
"Missing One's Coach," 217-18
Mitchell, Edward Page, 54
Mitchell, Tom, 81
monopoles, 151-52, 252
moon, moons, 154, 199, 207
extraterrestrial life and, 126, 133-36
space travel and, 152, 156-57, 159,
171-72, 176-77
Moore's law, 24, 122-23, 125
Moravec, Hans, 118-19, 124, 312rc
Morrison, Philip, 130-31
multiverse, 225, 230, 238-41, 245, 247,
249, 252-53
Myhrvold, Nathan, 21
Nagle, Mathew, 95-96
nanotechnology, 69, 243
beam weapons and, 41-42
carbon and, 10, 15, 167-68
invisibility and, 23-24, 26-31
robots and, 98-102
space travel and, 152, 161-62, 175-78
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), 116,
176-78, 289
antimatter and, 183, 185
extraterrestrial life and, 131, 139
negative matter and, 205-6
space travel and, 156-57, 161-62, 164,
167-68, 171, 177-78
National Ignition Facility (NIF), 44-45
Nazis, 36, 107, 244, 305rc-6rc
negative energy, 205-8, 215, 226
wormholes and, 211, 224
negative matter, 205-6, 211, 281
neural network, neural networks, 81
brain as, 83-84, 87, 116
robots and, 116-17, 124
neutrinos, neutrino radiation, 235, 287,
298, 302
neutron stars, 170, 249, 288, 290
Newton, Isaac, xiii, 18-19, 35-38, 76,
105, 134-35, 140, 150, 218, 270,
288, 307rc
antimatter and, 190-91, 193
and conservation of energy, 264-65
Dirac and, 186, 188-89
Einstein and, 19, 198-200
and future of the impossible, 292,
299, 51Qn
on light, 199-200
parallel universes and, 237, 299
precognition and, 276, 283
quantum theory and, 30, 36-38,
56-57, 241-42
teleportation and, 56, 59
Nordley, Gerald, 176
Nostradamus, 272-73
Nova laser, 44
NSTAR ion thruster, 157
nuclear electric rockets, 161-62, 165,
178
nuclear-fired X-ray lasers, 47-50
nuclear pulsed rockets, 152, 163-65
Nude Descending a Staircase
(Duchamps), 232
Number of the Beast, The (Heinlein),
233
"On Distance" (Ptolemy), 231
"On Heaven" (Aristotle), 231
Onnes, Heike, 11-12
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 48, 210, 235
optical camouflage, 31-32
Ord-Hume, Arthur, 261
Orion spacecraft, 156, 163-64
Ozma, Project, 131
parallel universes, ix, xii, 210, 229-53,
5Un
hyperspace and, xvii, 230-41
multiverse and, 225, 230, 238-41, 245,
247, 249, 252-53
invisibility and, 19-20
on light, 19, 36, 57, 93, 105, 199-200,
233-34, 276-77, 302
parallel universes and, 233-34
precognition and, 276-77
Meissner effect, 14, 97
Men in Black, 144
metamaterials, 21-29
meteors, xh, 149, 155, 169, 172-73, 186,
205, 275, 286
Metropolis, 105
Michell, John, 297-98
Michelson, Albert A., 285
microwaves, microwave radiation, 19,
38, 168, 287
extraterrestrial life and, 130-31
invisibility and, 21-24
Miller, Stanley, 129
Miller, William, 274-75
mind, see brain, brains
Minority Report, 12, 309n
Minsky, Marvin, 117-18, 121, 125, 5Un
"Missing One's Coach," 217-18
Mitchell, Edward Page, 54
Mitchell, Tom, 81
monopoles, 151-52, 252
moon, moons, 154, 199, 207
extraterrestrial life and, 126, 133-36
space travel and, 152, 156-57, 159,
171-72, 176-77
Moore's law, 24, 122-23, 125
Moravec, Hans, 118-19, 124, 312rc
Morrison, Philip, 130-31
multiverse, 225, 230, 238-41, 245, 247,
249, 252-53
Myhrvold, Nathan, 21
Nagle, Mathew, 95-96
nanotechnology, 69, 243
beam weapons and, 41-42
carbon and, 10, 15, 167-68
invisibility and, 23-24, 26-31
robots and, 98-102
space travel and, 152, 161-62, 175-78
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), 116,
176-78, 289
antimatter and, 183, 185
extraterrestrial life and, 131, 139
negative matter and, 205-6
space travel and, 156-57, 161-62, 164,
167-68, 171, 177-78
National Ignition Facility (NIF), 44-45
Nazis, 36, 107, 244, 305rc-6rc
negative energy, 205-8, 215, 226
wormholes and, 211, 224
negative matter, 205-6, 211, 281
neural network, neural networks, 81
brain as, 83-84, 87, 116
robots and, 116-17, 124
neutrinos, neutrino radiation, 235, 287,
298, 302
neutron stars, 170, 249, 288, 290
Newton, Isaac, xiii, 18-19, 35-38, 76,
105, 134-35, 140, 150, 218, 270,
288, 307rc
antimatter and, 190-91, 193
and conservation of energy, 264-65
Dirac and, 186, 188-89
Einstein and, 19, 198-200
and future of the impossible, 292,
299, 51Qn
on light, 199-200
parallel universes and, 237, 299
precognition and, 276, 283
quantum theory and, 30, 36-38,
56-57, 241-42
teleportation and, 56, 59
Nordley, Gerald, 176
Nostradamus, 272-73
Nova laser, 44
NSTAR ion thruster, 157
nuclear electric rockets, 161-62, 165,
178
nuclear-fired X-ray lasers, 47-50
nuclear pulsed rockets, 152, 163-65
Nude Descending a Staircase
(Duchamps), 232
Number of the Beast, The (Heinlein),
233
"On Distance" (Ptolemy), 231
"On Heaven" (Aristotle), 231
Onnes, Heike, 11-12
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 48, 210, 235
optical camouflage, 31-32
Ord-Hume, Arthur, 261
Orion spacecraft, 156, 163-64
Ozma, Project, 131
parallel universes, ix, xii, 210, 229-53,
5Un
hyperspace and, xvii, 230-41
multiverse and, 225, 230, 238-41, 245,
247, 249, 252-53