And Edison’s work was based on Lumière‘s Cinematographe and before that, the Zoöpraxiscope which was proceeded by the Zoetrope. Each one took and idea and developed it in ways that made improvements. This is how invention actually works, not the sudden inspiration of the lone inventor who deserves full credit. It is a serial process of inspiration and enhancements that over time produce progress.
Re:Science Fiction Timeline of Inventions
by illuminated on Saturday May 23, 2020 @02:32PM
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Didn't know that, thanks.
Seeing the timing in sci-fi remains interesting. But quite a few items on this list are responses to inventions, not newly conceived concepts. I'd be interested in seeing a breakdown of which ideas were first conceived in fiction.