The year is 1780. You
are living in Boston. You have been excited by the stories you have
heard about the opportunities available in the "West". You make
arrangements to go "West". The trip will take weeks on up to months
depending how far "West" you go.
The year is 1880. You are living in Boston. You have been excited by the stories you have heard about the opportunities available in the Los Angeles, California area. You make arrangements to go. Trains now run all the way to Los Angeles. The trip will take days.
The year is 1980. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to fly. The trip will take hours.
The year is 2080. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to fly. The trip will take minutes. Is this science fiction? Not really. In 1964, the SR-71 Blackbird was developed. One of the test flights was from Los Angeles to New York. It took 53 minutes. Now we are working on ramjet aircraft, much faster than the Blackbird. The question isn't can we do it. The question is whether the economics make sense to build a commercial plane. We've got 68 years to find out.
The year is 2180. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to teleport. The trip will be instantaneous. Is this science fiction? It is at the moment. However, in March, 2012, the Chinese reported that they achieved quantum teleportation of photons over a distance of 97 km. A few days ago, European researchers said that they have increased the distance to 150 km. A lot can happen in 168 years.
5/31/12
The year is 1880. You are living in Boston. You have been excited by the stories you have heard about the opportunities available in the Los Angeles, California area. You make arrangements to go. Trains now run all the way to Los Angeles. The trip will take days.
The year is 1980. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to fly. The trip will take hours.
The year is 2080. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to fly. The trip will take minutes. Is this science fiction? Not really. In 1964, the SR-71 Blackbird was developed. One of the test flights was from Los Angeles to New York. It took 53 minutes. Now we are working on ramjet aircraft, much faster than the Blackbird. The question isn't can we do it. The question is whether the economics make sense to build a commercial plane. We've got 68 years to find out.
The year is 2180. You are living in Boston. You have scheduled an important business meeting in Los Angeles. You make arrangements to teleport. The trip will be instantaneous. Is this science fiction? It is at the moment. However, in March, 2012, the Chinese reported that they achieved quantum teleportation of photons over a distance of 97 km. A few days ago, European researchers said that they have increased the distance to 150 km. A lot can happen in 168 years.
5/31/12
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