{"product_id":"out-of-this-world-ideas-edward-m-jr-wysocki-9781724654038","title":"Out of This World Ideas: And the Inventions They Inspired","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever heard someone claim that a particular invention was inspired by a work of science fiction? Should you believe them? As it turns out, it's not impossible. The real question is, which claims are true and which are not?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e Out of This World Ideas \u003c\/i\u003e looks at number of such claims in detail. Did a novel by Frank Herbert inspire a British engineer to come up with an invention to solve a problem created by the Suez Crisis in 1956? Did a story by a Russian scientist who was also a science fiction author inspire a Russian engineer to invent a new type of holography? Did a work by Robert Heinlein affect U. S. plans for atomic weapons in the period just before the United States entered World War II?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Wysocki, who has written two other books of non-fiction about science fiction, considers and analyzes these and other claims in detail. As was said, some are true and some are not. In addition, he presents a way of organizing and presenting them, with a view toward discovering and investigating additional claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward M. Jr. Wysocki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1724654039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781724654038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Edward M. Jr. Wysocki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520584696063,"sku":"9781724654038","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_984a9c3c-5d41-49ba-9016-d19d34f5a620.jpg?v=1762885962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-this-world-ideas-edward-m-jr-wysocki-9781724654038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}