Sometimes I am thinking whether sci-fi writers (such as e.g. Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, etc) were genius in forseeing the future or other people just implemented those fantasies.
I heard of an experiment where a group of engineers was given some partial records of a researcher who had invented some device but died. They were asked to recreate that device by only knowing it functionality. They were able to create something that was not functioning perfectly but was working nevertheless. When another group of engineers was given the same task without being told about presumed researcher who accomplished that, they couldn't do that, simply refusing that as being impossible. True story or not, it is indicative of a trend. Igor Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:36:23 -0800 Tom C wrote: One of my favorite B-movies from the '60's . "Cyborg 2087". A cyborg comes back from the future to stop the research that leads to an implanted device allowing the government to track your every move. Tom C.
