{"product_id":"reality-ahead-of-schedule-joel-levy-9781588346704","title":"Reality Ahead of Schedule: How Science Fiction Inspires Science Fact","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich visual history of science fiction's impact on real-world technologies, this book is perfect for lovers of H. G. Wells, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Aldous Huxley, and \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler? Do you wonder how you would fare as an interplanetary traveler? Are you eagerly awaiting driverless cars? \u003ci\u003eReality Ahead of Schedule\u003c\/i\u003e explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas into reality. There are many vital technologies that science fiction not only predicted, but also helped bring into being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough lively narration and lavish illustrations, the book presents technological developments in the military, consumer, space exploration, medical, and communications fields. It explores the writers, futurists, and far-sighted inventors whose visions became realities, from the direct influence of H. G. Wells on the atomic bomb and the tank, to the ambitious prototypes created by inventors ahead of their time, such as Nikola Tesla's remote-controlled drone ship. The history and development of each technology is related in context, exploring the road from prescient fictional representation to real-life technology. \u003ci\u003eReality Ahead of Schedule\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers the chance to meet and understand the impact of some of the greatest names and works in sci-fi, from Jules Verne and Aldous Huxley to Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eBionic Man\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside visionary inventors such as Tesla and Wernher von Braun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Levy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588346706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588346704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019 pg. 6","brand":"Joel Levy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979265048831,"sku":"9781588346704","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e4a7b54-6df6-4b2d-8830-5efc0b9409fb.jpg?v=1683244646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reality-ahead-of-schedule-joel-levy-9781588346704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}