9 Words which found their way from Fiction into Science

April 7th, 2009 by Maximilian Zamorsky Leave a reply »

Oxford University Press Blog has a nice entry on 9 words widely used in science today that originated from science fiction novels.

1. Robotics

2. Genetic engineering (my favorite!)

3. Zero-gravity/zero-g

4. Deep space

5. Ion drive

6. Pressure suit

7. Virus

8. Worm

9. Gas giant

Posted in history of technology, new concepts, technology

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