Visions of Tomorrow: Exploring Classic Sci-Fi Stories Through the Lens of Modern Science

This anthology invites readers to revisit twelve timeless stories from visionary authors while pondering the scientific advancements they foreshadowed, making it ideal for fans of both science fiction and science.

In Algernon Blackwoods A Victim of Higher Space, the concept of extra spatial dimensions is explored, while Miles J. Breuers The Gostak and the Doshes examines time as a dimension in relativity. Stanley Waterloos Love and a Triangle touches on efforts to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence, and Max Adelers The Fortunate Island raises questions about humanitys readiness for first contact with alien life. Machine learning and AI feature in Edward L. Sabins The Supersensitive Golf Ball, while Sakis Filboid Studge explores targeted advertisings transformation through AI. Edward Bellamys With the Eyes Shut predicts devices like smartphones and sparks discussions on the future of scientific publishing. G.K. Chestertons The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown delves into augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies. Edgar Wallaces The Black Grippe provides a historical lens on pandemics and communication of scientific uncertainty. J. Arbuthnot Wilsons PAUSODYNE looks at suspended animation and modern cryonics, while Edgar Allan Poes The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar tackles advances in medical technology and definitions of death. Finally, Guy de Maupassants The Horla explores the potential for humanity to be supplanted by new life forms.