Scifi writers can almost be termed prophets of inventions, most technological inventions of past and present generations can be traced to have been first formed in some scifi writers’ mind. Let us mention a few such technologies.

Space Travel

History recalls that there had been many books telling about space travel and space ships ever before the first moon landing.
Sightings and various descriptions of Flying saucers and space ships before our first was built could have had only one source, among many others over the decades. Now mankind is gearing up for the first commercial space travel of all centuries.

Laser Technology

In the imagination of the Scifi writer, Laser technology had been in use as a weapon and as an all purpose cutting tool for decades, long before it was invented.
Today Laser technology is being used in the industry as a cutting tool for Diamond cutting, and even has found use in medicine.

Airframe Construction and Design

The process of Airframe development has also benefited from our Scifi writers’ imagination.
The use of Titanium composite airframes, even the streamlined designs of such frames in the jetplanes, the fighter/bombers and stealth planes are all a result of the application of mans’ imagination from the pen of the Scifi writer. Also, the tilt-rotor special airplanes are beneficiaries of these treasure throve of ideas.

Our inventions are a result of our imaginations, The fertile mind of the Scifi writer has proven a good source for the germ of inventive ideas.