Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!wex From: wex@ittvax.UUCP (Alan Wexelblat) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Heinlein and predictions in general Message-ID: <907@ittvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 09:46:54 EDT Article-I.D.: ittvax.907 Posted: Fri Aug 5 09:46:54 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Aug-83 16:43:54 EDT References: sri-arpa.3716 Lines: 17 Daniel Dern's mention of Heinlein's novella "Waldo" brought to mind an interesting fact. In that story, a character uses artificial hands that are controlled by glove-like items in which he puts his real hands. This device is now widely used (eg for handling radioactives, and other dangerous items), and they are called "waldoes" after the story. So, in a sense, Heinlein "invented" these things. Can other people find examples of unique items that were first propounded in SF, and were later brought to reality? Are any others named after their SF progenitors? Mail your ideas to me, and I will post a summary. Please include the story where the idea appeared, as well as the author and device (or idea, or theory, or whatever). Mail to: Alan Wexelblat decvax!ittvax!wex or decvax!ittvax!wex@BERKELY