My mom having been born in 1910 saw a lot of new inventions before her passing this year, and then I thought I had seen a lot since 1937.
After retiring from the Navy in 1983 I thought I had seen a lot more just to 1995, and now the Internet and flexible gorilla glass with displays so thin.
Plastic works as well. Flexible Display.
Science Fiction continues to inspire new ideas.
While in the hospital for a possible heart attack, the nurse was taking my blood pressure and had put a clip on my finger. I held my breath to be quiet for her to listen to the heart and she looked at a meter and told be to BREATHE!. The clip on the finger was reading my oxygen blood gas reading and it was low. Breathing brought the oxygen level back up. How out of touch I was with modern science.
Today we think of Star Trek and a Tricorder. Read your vital signs and record. How about this proposal. Scanadu: The Medical Tricorder from Star Trek is here.The race is on to create a real-life TRICORDER: X Prize selects 10 finalists to develop a medical Star Trek-style gadget
So for the exceptional in all of you that maybe just needs some inspiration, let me pass on a few YouTube links inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey.
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK -
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1968 Science Fiction is Today's Reality
The futuristic epic 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced many to fall in love with the limitless possibilities of space exploration. The movie sparked imaginations and provided a realistic preview of what our future in space might look like.
When 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered more than 45 years ago, living and working in space full time was science fiction. Today, resident crew members are aboard the International Space Station 365 days a year operating one of the most complex engineering projects in history. The station is helping us push the boundaries of 21st century science, technology and engineering.
In 2008, NASA joined in the film's 40th anniversary celebrations, sending down a special message from orbit that was played during the anniversary screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Actor Tom Hanks gave an introduction at the special event. Following the screening, actors Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Daniel Richter, Oscar®-nominated visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull and special effects artist Bruce Logan discussed their work on the film.
The film was a creative collaboration by director Stanley Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. The two men embarked on a creative collaboration: a novel and a screenplay inspired by Clarke's 1950 short story "The Sentinel."
When 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered more than 45 years ago, living and working in space full time was science fiction. Today, resident crew members are aboard the International Space Station 365 days a year operating one of the most complex engineering projects in history. The station is helping us push the boundaries of 21st century science, technology and engineering.
In 2008, NASA joined in the film's 40th anniversary celebrations, sending down a special message from orbit that was played during the anniversary screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Actor Tom Hanks gave an introduction at the special event. Following the screening, actors Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Daniel Richter, Oscar®-nominated visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull and special effects artist Bruce Logan discussed their work on the film.
The film was a creative collaboration by director Stanley Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. The two men embarked on a creative collaboration: a novel and a screenplay inspired by Clarke's 1950 short story "The Sentinel."
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2001: A Space Odyssey Official Re-Release Trailer (2014) - Stanley Kubrick Movie HD
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Heywood Floyd's Journey to Clavius
Uploaded on Aug 3, 2009
This video demonstrates World of 2001: A Space Odyssey's ability to simulate Heywood Floyd's journey from Earth to the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly - One. Beginning with scenes described in Arthur C. Clarke's novel - Floyd's flight from Washington, and the launch from KSC of an Orion III spaceplane atop its fly-back booster - the video then depicts scenes familiar from the film. Note that some artistic license is used here. As a result of Orbiter's accurate ephemeris data the "Floyd's Journey" scenarios included in WO2001 depict a landing at Clavius base during lunar night, with sun rise over TMA-1 at a slightly later date than commonly supposed in 2001:ASO timelines.
This video demonstrates World of 2001: A Space Odyssey's ability to simulate Heywood Floyd's journey from Earth to the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly - One. Beginning with scenes described in Arthur C. Clarke's novel - Floyd's flight from Washington, and the launch from KSC of an Orion III spaceplane atop its fly-back booster - the video then depicts scenes familiar from the film. Note that some artistic license is used here. As a result of Orbiter's accurate ephemeris data the "Floyd's Journey" scenarios included in WO2001 depict a landing at Clavius base during lunar night, with sun rise over TMA-1 at a slightly later date than commonly supposed in 2001:ASO timelines.
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How Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey - Part 1: The Dawn of Man
Published on Mar 13, 2015
Ever wonder how Kubrick made his sci-fi masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey? In Part 1, we take an in-depth look into the production of ‘The Dawn of Man’ sequence. I spent over a month compiling all the available information I could get my hands on to better understand the construction of this masterpiece.
Ever wonder how Kubrick made his sci-fi masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey? In Part 1, we take an in-depth look into the production of ‘The Dawn of Man’ sequence. I spent over a month compiling all the available information I could get my hands on to better understand the construction of this masterpiece.
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How Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey - Part 2: The Floyd Section
Published on Apr 13, 2015
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Part 2, we dive into the production of the Floyd section of the film. Every bit of information in this video was available for free on the Internet and from the Bluray of the film. I explored what was available on the Internet and found tons of great information from a wide variety of sources concerning the special effects, music, costumes, set, and several of the actors.
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Part 2, we dive into the production of the Floyd section of the film. Every bit of information in this video was available for free on the Internet and from the Bluray of the film. I explored what was available on the Internet and found tons of great information from a wide variety of sources concerning the special effects, music, costumes, set, and several of the actors.
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How Kubrick Made 2001: A Space Odyssey - Part 3: The Lunar Surface (TMA-1)
Published on Aug 27, 2015
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Part 3, we follow Floyd to the Clavius Moon Base to investigate the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly (the monolith). Every bit of information in this video was available for free on the Internet and from the Bluray of the film. I explored what was available on the Internet and found tons of great information from a wide variety of sources concerning the special effects, music, costumes, set, and several of the actors.
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Part 3, we follow Floyd to the Clavius Moon Base to investigate the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly (the monolith). Every bit of information in this video was available for free on the Internet and from the Bluray of the film. I explored what was available on the Internet and found tons of great information from a wide variety of sources concerning the special effects, music, costumes, set, and several of the actors.
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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (Full audiobook)
Published on Sep 10, 2015
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick's film version and published after the release of the film. The story is based in part on various short stories by Clarke, most notably "The Sentinel".
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, (1917 - 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey, and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.
Clarke's first venture into film was the Stanley Kubrick directed 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick and Clarke had met in New York City in 1964 to discuss the possibility of a collaborative film project. Originally, Clarke was going to write the screenplay for the film, but Kubrick suggested during one of their brainstorming meetings that before beginning on the actual script, they should let their imaginations soar free by writing a novel first, upon which the film would be based. "This is more or less the way it worked out, though toward the end, novel and screenplay were being written simultaneously, with feedback in both directions. Thus I rewrote some sections after seeing the movie rushes -- a rather expensive method of literary creation, which few other authors can have enjoyed." Stylistically, the novel generally fleshes out and makes concrete many events left somewhat enigmatic in the film.
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, (1917 - 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey, and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.
Clarke's first venture into film was the Stanley Kubrick directed 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick and Clarke had met in New York City in 1964 to discuss the possibility of a collaborative film project. Originally, Clarke was going to write the screenplay for the film, but Kubrick suggested during one of their brainstorming meetings that before beginning on the actual script, they should let their imaginations soar free by writing a novel first, upon which the film would be based. "This is more or less the way it worked out, though toward the end, novel and screenplay were being written simultaneously, with feedback in both directions. Thus I rewrote some sections after seeing the movie rushes -- a rather expensive method of literary creation, which few other authors can have enjoyed." Stylistically, the novel generally fleshes out and makes concrete many events left somewhat enigmatic in the film.
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