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DetlefK

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4. One or two centuries is actually a good measure.

Reply to Lugal Zaggesi (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 05:15 AM

Jul 2013

It took us ~150 years to get from the Maxwell-equations of electromagnetism to an electromagnetic tractor-beam.

It took us ~100 years to get from Schrödinger and Einstein to quantum-computing.

It took us ~65 years to get from Schrödinger's equation to building the first scanning-tunneling-microscopes.

It took us ~50 years to get from Lise Meitner's explanation of nuclear fission to the recent standard-model of particles and forces. (strong, weak, em)

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Nasa experiment: Is faster-than-light travel possible? [View all] n2doc Jul 2013 OP

This alcuibierre (sp?) warp drive idea is a fascinating one IMHO. Warren DeMontague Jul 2013 #1

More about Dr. Harold White and warp drives on the Icarus Interstellar website LongTomH Jul 2013 #2

2013 is certainly too early to rule out FTL travel as "impossible" Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #3

One or two centuries is actually a good measure. DetlefK Jul 2013 #4

We have EM tractor beams ? Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #5