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Manufacturing in Science Fiction
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Name |
Author (Publication Date) |
| Philip K. Dick (1956) | |
| Robert Heinlein (1941) | |
| Frank Herbert (1965) | |
| Bruce Sterling (1988) | |
| Philip K. Dick (1966) | |
| Neal Stephenson (1995) | |
| James Blish (1952) | |
| Larry Niven (1973) |
Related Science Fiction in the News
Zprinter 350 Full-Color 3D Printer Nothing like getting a full-color object right out of the printer - or the nanofax, for William Gibson fans. (re: William Gibson, 10/19/2009 ) |
D_Shape 3DPrints Houses, Rocks, Temples All you need is a CAD file - use it to print out conventional houses - are you kidding? Print out Mayan temples or Planet of the Apes houses! (re: Larry Niven, 5/11/2009 ) |
Mcor Matrix 3D Paper Printer This device prints out three-dimensional objects using regular paper. It seems like only yesterday that I brought home my MX-80. (re: William Gibson, 11/8/2008 ) |
Hexapod Robot CNC Router I'd never look at a six-legged robot and think to myself 'This thing would make a great CNC router.' But Matt Denton did, and you'll be glad he did. (re: Jack Vance, 6/13/2008 ) |
Roll-to-Roll Processing OLEDs And Video Wallpaper This is a very cool technology, one that could provide us with several different sfnal devices in the not-too-distant future. (re: Vernor Vinge, 4/18/2008 ) |
Contour Crafting House Printer Nears Test It appears that the work of Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis and his 'house printer' will finally get a real-world test in the next few months. (re: Various, 1/15/2007 ) |
Fab@Home 'Fabber' Freeform Fabricator Lipson and Malone bring the printing of three-dimensional objects into the home with this project. (re: Various, 1/11/2007 ) |
Sketch Furniture Ultra Rapid Prototyping Amazing technology so advanced only children's fantasy could predict it; the purple crayon is included. (re: Crockett Johnson, 11/4/2006 ) |
Contour Crafting: 3D House Printer Perhaps you've used those programs that let you design your dream house, creating a Computer Aided Design (CAD) file. Not quite ready to take up the hammer and start building? What if you could just "print" your house? (re: Bruce Sterling, 3/11/2004 ) |
Desktop Manufacturing - 3D 'Printouts' Unlike other systems that are more expensive and energy intensive, this machine can work with a relatively low-tech electrical heater filament. (re: William Gibson, 11/26/2003 ) |
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