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Related to material in The Shining One
by Nat Schachner

"A cry of fear blasted from the watching millions. A long streamer of blue light had emanated from the pointing finger, impinged upon the nearest diving plane. Metal flared in unendurable brightness, cataracted in a molten gush to the war-torn earth beneath. The finger moved. A great bomber jerked convulsively, went crashing and flaming to destruction. "

('The Shining One' by Nat Schachner)

Very nicely done story illustrates how science fiction authors warn about the future by predicting future weapons systems. The story is also a cautionary tale about trying to fight the last war all over again.

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

See Through Walls With Wireless Networks
   This technology for surveillance actually uses WiFi networks to figure out how many people are in a room and where they are.

Cell Phones To See Through Walls
   'They'd been trying to make a television set that would see through walls...'

Range R Lets Police See Into Your House
   There are lots of ways to see through walls!

RF-Capture Lets MIT Boffins See Through Walls
   'A television set that would see through walls...' - Nat Schachner, 1936.

WiFi and AI Team Up To See Through Walls
   'The pitiless M rays pierced Earth and steel and densest concrete as if they were so much transparent glass...' - Nat Schachner, 1937.

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