INDEX 329
quantum theory and, xvi, 56-69
science fiction and, 54-56, 59-60,
65-64, 66, 69, 306rc-7«
Teller, Edward, 48
Tempest, The (Shakespeare), 89
ten dimensions, 236, 238, 297
Terminator, The, 104, 225-26
Terrestrial Planet Finder, 138-39
Tesla, Nikola, 269-70, 315/1
Tether Challenge, 168-69
thermodynamics, laws of, 263-68,
270-71
and conservation of energy, xiv,
264-65, 267-68, 271
and entropy, 263, 265-66, 314rc-15rc
and perpetual motion machines, 258,
263-66, 5Un
and symmetries, 267-68
Think Like a Dinosaur (Relley), 307n
Thorne, Rip, 211, 222, 237, 290-91
thought projection, 84-85
three dimensions, 32, 86, 142
time, 193, 207-9, 217-19, 246, 281, 291
Einstein on, 200-203, 207, 219, 222
movement of waves backward in,
276-81, 283
parallel universes and, 232-33, 236
ripping space and, 212-14
see also space-time
Time Machine, The (Wells), 218-19
time-reversed (T-reversed) universes,
193
time travel, ix, xii, xv-xviii, 216-28, 275,
277, 281
changing the past and, 217-18
future and, 217-19, 225, 291
Hawking and, xv-xvi, 216, 220-22, 227
paradoxes of, 224-27
as physicists' playground, 220-24
Tsiolkovsky, Ronstantin E., 154, 166
Turing, Alan, 106-8, 123
Turing machines, 83-84, 106, 177
Twain, Mark, 16, 179, 218
2001, 109, 147, 152
uncertainty principle, 30, 55-56, 58,
109, 122-23, 206, 245, 306rc-7rc
unidentified flying objects (UFOs),
147-52
universal translators, 81-82
universe, universes, 248-53
antimatter and, 186, 190-93
baby, 214, 246, 250-53
collisions of, 233, 240, 248, 291
contact between, 248-49
end of, 249, 291-94
evolution of, 252-53
and future of the impossible, 286-87,
289-94, 302
spinning of, 223, 247
see also parallel universes
Urey, Harold, 129
van Vogt, A. E., 70
variable specific impulse
magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR),
158, 165
Vela satellite, 50-51
Venus, 148, 185-86, 200, 274
Verne, Jules, x, xii-xiii, xvi, 171
Vilenkin, Alexander, 299
Visser, Matthew, 203, 211
von Neumann probes, 177
Wakefield tabletop accelerators, 214-15
Ward, Peter, 136
War of the Worlds (Wells), 36, 127
water, 14, 187
extraterrestrial life and, 128-29,
133-34, 142
invisibility and, 19-20, 22
weak nuclear force, 7-8, 93
Weinberg, Steve, 244, 297, 303
Wells, H. G., xv, 36, 89, 127
invisibility and, 16-18, 33, 232, 239
parallel universes and, 232-33, 239
time travel and, 216, 218-19
Wheeler, John, 70, 245, 277, 279, 286
When Worlds Collide, 170
Wigner, Eugene, 243-44
Wilczek, Frank, 244
WMAP satellite, 240, 249, 251, 270, 291
Wonderful Visit, The (Wells), 232-33
World Set Free, The (Wells), xv
World War II, xiv, 36, 107, 244, 272
wormholes, xvii, 249, 268, 291
black holes and, 209-11, 223
problems facing, 211-12
and speed of light, 203-4, 206,
208-11,214-15, 224
time travel and, 222-28
transversable, 211, 224
Yang, C. N., 191
quantum theory and, xvi, 56-69
science fiction and, 54-56, 59-60,
65-64, 66, 69, 306rc-7«
Teller, Edward, 48
Tempest, The (Shakespeare), 89
ten dimensions, 236, 238, 297
Terminator, The, 104, 225-26
Terrestrial Planet Finder, 138-39
Tesla, Nikola, 269-70, 315/1
Tether Challenge, 168-69
thermodynamics, laws of, 263-68,
270-71
and conservation of energy, xiv,
264-65, 267-68, 271
and entropy, 263, 265-66, 314rc-15rc
and perpetual motion machines, 258,
263-66, 5Un
and symmetries, 267-68
Think Like a Dinosaur (Relley), 307n
Thorne, Rip, 211, 222, 237, 290-91
thought projection, 84-85
three dimensions, 32, 86, 142
time, 193, 207-9, 217-19, 246, 281, 291
Einstein on, 200-203, 207, 219, 222
movement of waves backward in,
276-81, 283
parallel universes and, 232-33, 236
ripping space and, 212-14
see also space-time
Time Machine, The (Wells), 218-19
time-reversed (T-reversed) universes,
193
time travel, ix, xii, xv-xviii, 216-28, 275,
277, 281
changing the past and, 217-18
future and, 217-19, 225, 291
Hawking and, xv-xvi, 216, 220-22, 227
paradoxes of, 224-27
as physicists' playground, 220-24
Tsiolkovsky, Ronstantin E., 154, 166
Turing, Alan, 106-8, 123
Turing machines, 83-84, 106, 177
Twain, Mark, 16, 179, 218
2001, 109, 147, 152
uncertainty principle, 30, 55-56, 58,
109, 122-23, 206, 245, 306rc-7rc
unidentified flying objects (UFOs),
147-52
universal translators, 81-82
universe, universes, 248-53
antimatter and, 186, 190-93
baby, 214, 246, 250-53
collisions of, 233, 240, 248, 291
contact between, 248-49
end of, 249, 291-94
evolution of, 252-53
and future of the impossible, 286-87,
289-94, 302
spinning of, 223, 247
see also parallel universes
Urey, Harold, 129
van Vogt, A. E., 70
variable specific impulse
magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR),
158, 165
Vela satellite, 50-51
Venus, 148, 185-86, 200, 274
Verne, Jules, x, xii-xiii, xvi, 171
Vilenkin, Alexander, 299
Visser, Matthew, 203, 211
von Neumann probes, 177
Wakefield tabletop accelerators, 214-15
Ward, Peter, 136
War of the Worlds (Wells), 36, 127
water, 14, 187
extraterrestrial life and, 128-29,
133-34, 142
invisibility and, 19-20, 22
weak nuclear force, 7-8, 93
Weinberg, Steve, 244, 297, 303
Wells, H. G., xv, 36, 89, 127
invisibility and, 16-18, 33, 232, 239
parallel universes and, 232-33, 239
time travel and, 216, 218-19
Wheeler, John, 70, 245, 277, 279, 286
When Worlds Collide, 170
Wigner, Eugene, 243-44
Wilczek, Frank, 244
WMAP satellite, 240, 249, 251, 270, 291
Wonderful Visit, The (Wells), 232-33
World Set Free, The (Wells), xv
World War II, xiv, 36, 107, 244, 272
wormholes, xvii, 249, 268, 291
black holes and, 209-11, 223
problems facing, 211-12
and speed of light, 203-4, 206,
208-11,214-15, 224
time travel and, 222-28
transversable, 211, 224
Yang, C. N., 191
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