For years, science fiction brought us visions of rocketing to the moon, journeying to alien planets, and voyaging under the sea. It has also given us utopian and stark, dystopian future societies in which nearly every care, whim, and convenience was given to us – or taken away.
Can you recall a time when we didn’t have telephones and computers that fit in our back pockets or on our wrists? What about video cameras, let alone those that fit into the rims of your glasses or that made nighttime images as bright and clear as those taken in daylight? How about self-driving cars and robots that didn’t need a human’s direct control? Do you remember what life was like before the Internet – before Google, Wikipedia, Twitter, and Instagram?
Have you ever asked yourself, “When will the future get here?” Well, the future is here and we’re living in it right now!
In our July 10 meeting, join us for a free-ranging discussion about technologies that used to be the dreams found only in science fiction writers’ books, TV shows, and movies. We’ll also talk about some of the designers, engineers, and futurists who took those ideas and made them reality.
Presenters: Alan Vincent Michaels
Location: Barnes & Noble, Pittsford
Meeting Time: July 10, 2018 from 7-9 p.m.
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