INDEX 327
ramjet fusion, 152, 159-61, 165-66
ray guns, 34, 36, 39
lasers and, 41-42, 52, 306rc
Rees, Sir Martin, 197, 203-4, 221, 241
relativistic equation, 187-88
relativity, theory of, 19, 105, 187-88,
199-205, 219-21
general, xii, 202-5, 208, 220-21, 227,
232-33, 235-36, 247, 292
loopholes in, 201-4
and parallel universes, 233, 235-36,
239, 247
and quantum theory, 221, 235-36
special, 188, 199-203,219
religion, 126-27, 140-41, 147, 292
parallel universes and, 230, 241,
243-44, 250
precognition and, 272-75
teleportation and, 53-54
remote viewing, 74-76
replicators, 98-100
Republic, The (Plato), 17
Requicha, Aristides, 101
Rhine, Joseph Banks, 73-74, 309/1
Ridgway, Gary, 78
Riemann, Georg Bernhard, 232
robots, robotics, 98-125, 225-26,
310/Ï-12/Ï
consciousness of, 121-22
danger of, 103-4, 122-25
emotional, 118-21, 123
merging humans with, 124-25,
311/1-12/1
nanotechnology and, 98-102
psychokinesis and, 95, 98-102
space travel and, 109, 116, 152, 168,
172, 177
see also artificial intelligence
rockets, rocketry, ix-x, xii, xiv-xvii,
219
with Alcubierre drive, 204-5, 207-8,
211
antimatter and, xvii, 165, 178, 182-86,
193-94
beam weapons and, 48-49
chemical propulsion of, 156-57, 162,
164-65, 171, 182
force fields and, 3, 8-9
with ion engines, 157-58, 164-65, 177
nuclear electric, 161-62, 165, 178
nuclear pulsed, 152, 163-65
with plasma engines, 157-58, 165
with ramjet fusion engines, 152,
159-61, 165-66
specific impulses and engine
efficiencies of, 164-65
see also space travel, spaceships
Romalis, Michael, 82-83
Rover, Project, 161
R.U.R. (Capek), 105
Russell, Bertrand, 155
Sagan, Carl, x, xvii, 130, 136, 155, 160
Sakharov, Andrei, 184-85
Savukov, Igor, 82-83
scale law, 142-44
scanning probe microscopes (SPMs),
101
scanning tunneling microscopes,
29-30, 101, 243
Schmeidler, Gertrude, 91-92
Schrôdinger, Erwin, 242, 295
teleportation and, 56-60
wave equation of, 37, 56-59, 187, 246
Schrodinger's cat problem, 242-44
Schwarzschild, Karl, 208-10
science fiction, ix-xiii, xv-xvii, 41-43,
53-56
antimatter and, 179, 182-83, 186, 190
beam weapons and, 34, 36, 38, 41-42
Death Stars and, 34-35, 43, 45, 49-50
extraterrestrial life and, 126-27,
141-42, 144-45, 147
force fields and, 5, 6-15
invisibility and, 16-18, 20-21, 23, 28,
32-33, 232, 239
parallel universes and, 229-30,
232-33, 239, 252, 257-58, 268
psychokinesis and, 88-90, 93-94, 98
robots and, 103-5, 109, 118, 123,
225-26
space travel and, 166-67, 170-71,
174-75
and speed of light, 197-98, 203-5, 207
tachyons and, 280-81
telepathy and, 70-71, 81-83, 86-87,
309/1
teleportation and, xvi, 54-56, 59-60,
63-64, 66, 69, 306/i-7«
time travel and, 216, 218-19, 222,
225-26
UFOs and, 151-52
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(SETI), 130-33, 140, 152-53
Searle, John, 104, 108
semiconductors, semiconductor
industry, 40, 101, 188
ramjet fusion, 152, 159-61, 165-66
ray guns, 34, 36, 39
lasers and, 41-42, 52, 306rc
Rees, Sir Martin, 197, 203-4, 221, 241
relativistic equation, 187-88
relativity, theory of, 19, 105, 187-88,
199-205, 219-21
general, xii, 202-5, 208, 220-21, 227,
232-33, 235-36, 247, 292
loopholes in, 201-4
and parallel universes, 233, 235-36,
239, 247
and quantum theory, 221, 235-36
special, 188, 199-203,219
religion, 126-27, 140-41, 147, 292
parallel universes and, 230, 241,
243-44, 250
precognition and, 272-75
teleportation and, 53-54
remote viewing, 74-76
replicators, 98-100
Republic, The (Plato), 17
Requicha, Aristides, 101
Rhine, Joseph Banks, 73-74, 309/1
Ridgway, Gary, 78
Riemann, Georg Bernhard, 232
robots, robotics, 98-125, 225-26,
310/Ï-12/Ï
consciousness of, 121-22
danger of, 103-4, 122-25
emotional, 118-21, 123
merging humans with, 124-25,
311/1-12/1
nanotechnology and, 98-102
psychokinesis and, 95, 98-102
space travel and, 109, 116, 152, 168,
172, 177
see also artificial intelligence
rockets, rocketry, ix-x, xii, xiv-xvii,
219
with Alcubierre drive, 204-5, 207-8,
211
antimatter and, xvii, 165, 178, 182-86,
193-94
beam weapons and, 48-49
chemical propulsion of, 156-57, 162,
164-65, 171, 182
force fields and, 3, 8-9
with ion engines, 157-58, 164-65, 177
nuclear electric, 161-62, 165, 178
nuclear pulsed, 152, 163-65
with plasma engines, 157-58, 165
with ramjet fusion engines, 152,
159-61, 165-66
specific impulses and engine
efficiencies of, 164-65
see also space travel, spaceships
Romalis, Michael, 82-83
Rover, Project, 161
R.U.R. (Capek), 105
Russell, Bertrand, 155
Sagan, Carl, x, xvii, 130, 136, 155, 160
Sakharov, Andrei, 184-85
Savukov, Igor, 82-83
scale law, 142-44
scanning probe microscopes (SPMs),
101
scanning tunneling microscopes,
29-30, 101, 243
Schmeidler, Gertrude, 91-92
Schrôdinger, Erwin, 242, 295
teleportation and, 56-60
wave equation of, 37, 56-59, 187, 246
Schrodinger's cat problem, 242-44
Schwarzschild, Karl, 208-10
science fiction, ix-xiii, xv-xvii, 41-43,
53-56
antimatter and, 179, 182-83, 186, 190
beam weapons and, 34, 36, 38, 41-42
Death Stars and, 34-35, 43, 45, 49-50
extraterrestrial life and, 126-27,
141-42, 144-45, 147
force fields and, 5, 6-15
invisibility and, 16-18, 20-21, 23, 28,
32-33, 232, 239
parallel universes and, 229-30,
232-33, 239, 252, 257-58, 268
psychokinesis and, 88-90, 93-94, 98
robots and, 103-5, 109, 118, 123,
225-26
space travel and, 166-67, 170-71,
174-75
and speed of light, 197-98, 203-5, 207
tachyons and, 280-81
telepathy and, 70-71, 81-83, 86-87,
309/1
teleportation and, xvi, 54-56, 59-60,
63-64, 66, 69, 306/i-7«
time travel and, 216, 218-19, 222,
225-26
UFOs and, 151-52
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(SETI), 130-33, 140, 152-53
Searle, John, 104, 108
semiconductors, semiconductor
industry, 40, 101, 188