328
invisibility and, 24-28
robots and, 122-25, 312AI
space travel and, 176-77
September 11, 2001, 273
Shakespeare, William, 72, 88-89, 275
SHAREY, 110
Shaw, Steve, 91
Shiva laser, 44
Slan (van Vogt), 70
slingshot effect, 169-70
smart dust, 176
Smart 1 probe, 157, 165
Smith, Gerald, 182-83
solar sails, 152, 158-59, 165-66, 172,
176, 178, 185
solid-state lasers, 40
Somnium (Kepler), 126, 158
Soukoulis, Costas, 25
space elevators, 165-69
Space Shuttles, 184-85
space travel and, 156, 162, 164-67, 173
space-time, 287-88
foam and, 214, 246-47
parallel universes and, 235, 256, 259,
246-47, 250-51
particle accelerators and, 215-14
ripping of, 202-5, 206, 208-15, 249,
282
and speed of light, 200, 205
stretching of, 202-5, 207-8, 215, 288
time travel and, 222, 224, 227
wormholes and, 211-12, 224
space travel, spaceships, ix, xii, 109,
116, 154-78
dangers of, 172-75
extraterrestrial life and, 124, 126, 141,
145-47, 150-52
future and, 168, 177-78, 291
nanotechnology and, 152, 161-62,
175-78
rail guns and, 170-72, 176
slingshot effect and, 169-70
solar sails and, 152, 158-59, 165-66,
172, 176, 178, 185
space elevators and, 165-69
and speed of light, 159-61, 165-65,
169-70, 172, 175-77, 194, 200-205,
207-8,211,219
suspended animation and, 175-75
UFOs and, 150-52
wormholes and, xvii, 211-12, 291
see also rockets, rocketry
sparticles, 257, 298
specific impulses, 164-65
Spruill, G., 216
Standard Model, 255, 257, 285
and future of the impossible, 294,
299, 502
Stanford Linear Accelerator, 215-15
Star Gate, 74-76
Star Trek, 55, 82, 118, 145, 182, 204,
229, 280
beam weapons and, 54, 58
force fields and, 5, 8-9
invisibility and, 16, 25
psychokinesis and, 89-90, 94, 98
space travel and, 170, 175
teleportation and, xvi, 55-56, 69
time travel and, 218-19
Star Wars, 12, 32, 42-43, 145
Death Stars and, 34-55, 43, 45, 49
psychokinesis and, 90, 93
and speed of light, 197, 204
Star Wars missile shield, 48-49,162,171
stealth technology, 20
string theory, xii, 6
and future of the impossible, 290,
294, 296-99, 316/1
parallel universes and, 234-40, 299
testability of, 297-99
and theory of everything, 294, 296
strong nuclear force, 7-8, 93
superconductors, 36, 45-46
force fields and, 11-15
psychokinesis and, 97, 102
superlenses, 25
Superman, 218, 229-30
suspended animation, 173-75
symmetries, 184, 267-68
Szilard, Leo, xv
tachyons, 280-83
Taylor, Ted, 163-64
Tegmark, Max, 239, 294
telepathy, 70-87, 508/i-10/i
brain and, 72, 74-87, 509n
ethical questions raised by, 80,
509/i-10/i
lie detectors and, 77-80
as magician's trick, 71, 508/1
psychical research and, 75-74,
308/i-9/i
Star Gate and, 74-76
thought projection and, 84-85
teleportation, ix, xii, xvi-xvii, 53-69
without entanglement, 64-66
EPR experiment and, 60-62
invisibility and, 24-28
robots and, 122-25, 312AI
space travel and, 176-77
September 11, 2001, 273
Shakespeare, William, 72, 88-89, 275
SHAREY, 110
Shaw, Steve, 91
Shiva laser, 44
Slan (van Vogt), 70
slingshot effect, 169-70
smart dust, 176
Smart 1 probe, 157, 165
Smith, Gerald, 182-83
solar sails, 152, 158-59, 165-66, 172,
176, 178, 185
solid-state lasers, 40
Somnium (Kepler), 126, 158
Soukoulis, Costas, 25
space elevators, 165-69
Space Shuttles, 184-85
space travel and, 156, 162, 164-67, 173
space-time, 287-88
foam and, 214, 246-47
parallel universes and, 235, 256, 259,
246-47, 250-51
particle accelerators and, 215-14
ripping of, 202-5, 206, 208-15, 249,
282
and speed of light, 200, 205
stretching of, 202-5, 207-8, 215, 288
time travel and, 222, 224, 227
wormholes and, 211-12, 224
space travel, spaceships, ix, xii, 109,
116, 154-78
dangers of, 172-75
extraterrestrial life and, 124, 126, 141,
145-47, 150-52
future and, 168, 177-78, 291
nanotechnology and, 152, 161-62,
175-78
rail guns and, 170-72, 176
slingshot effect and, 169-70
solar sails and, 152, 158-59, 165-66,
172, 176, 178, 185
space elevators and, 165-69
and speed of light, 159-61, 165-65,
169-70, 172, 175-77, 194, 200-205,
207-8,211,219
suspended animation and, 175-75
UFOs and, 150-52
wormholes and, xvii, 211-12, 291
see also rockets, rocketry
sparticles, 257, 298
specific impulses, 164-65
Spruill, G., 216
Standard Model, 255, 257, 285
and future of the impossible, 294,
299, 502
Stanford Linear Accelerator, 215-15
Star Gate, 74-76
Star Trek, 55, 82, 118, 145, 182, 204,
229, 280
beam weapons and, 54, 58
force fields and, 5, 8-9
invisibility and, 16, 25
psychokinesis and, 89-90, 94, 98
space travel and, 170, 175
teleportation and, xvi, 55-56, 69
time travel and, 218-19
Star Wars, 12, 32, 42-43, 145
Death Stars and, 34-55, 43, 45, 49
psychokinesis and, 90, 93
and speed of light, 197, 204
Star Wars missile shield, 48-49,162,171
stealth technology, 20
string theory, xii, 6
and future of the impossible, 290,
294, 296-99, 316/1
parallel universes and, 234-40, 299
testability of, 297-99
and theory of everything, 294, 296
strong nuclear force, 7-8, 93
superconductors, 36, 45-46
force fields and, 11-15
psychokinesis and, 97, 102
superlenses, 25
Superman, 218, 229-30
suspended animation, 173-75
symmetries, 184, 267-68
Szilard, Leo, xv
tachyons, 280-83
Taylor, Ted, 163-64
Tegmark, Max, 239, 294
telepathy, 70-87, 508/i-10/i
brain and, 72, 74-87, 509n
ethical questions raised by, 80,
509/i-10/i
lie detectors and, 77-80
as magician's trick, 71, 508/1
psychical research and, 75-74,
308/i-9/i
Star Gate and, 74-76
thought projection and, 84-85
teleportation, ix, xii, xvi-xvii, 53-69
without entanglement, 64-66
EPR experiment and, 60-62