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The Omni Book of High-Tech Society 2000

Peter Tyson

First published 1986
Publisher Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Pages 414
Price $3.95
ISBN 0821718967

  • The printing number and date are not stated. There does not seem to be a copyright statement for the publication itself. Among the story copyrights the most recent is 1985 for the "pop-quiz". The source for the 1986-09-00 publication date is Amazon.com.
  • $C4.95 in Canada.
  • The cover artist/photographer is not credited.
  • "Avoid Nuclear War" by Freeman J. Dyson is credited as by Freeman Dyson in the Contents. The middle initial is used in the body of the publication.
  • "Fly's-Eye Radar" is listed as "Fly's Eye Radar" in the Contents.
  • "Remote-Control Eyes" by Allan Hendry is credited as Allen Hendry in the Contents. The correct spelling is used in the body of the publication.
  • "Viewpoint: Using Nuclear Power" by Hans A. Bethe is credited as Hans Bethe in the Contents. The middle initial is used in the body of the publication.
  • The author for "Made in Space" by Mark R. Chartrand, III is listed as "Mark R. Chartrand III" in the publication and was normalized to "Chartrand, III" per ISFDB rules.

Searching by ISBN: 0821718967

Page Title Author(s) Type
11 Foreword (The Omni Book of High-Tech Society 2000) Peter Tyson Essay
15 Omni's Prophecy Quiz Robert Weil & Peter Tyson Essay
32 Improve Food Production Cyril Ponnamperuma Essay
36 Avoid Nuclear War Freeman J. Dyson Essay
42 Megachip Richard Wolkomir Essay
59 Literate Computers Phoebe Hoban Essay
65 Locking Up Data Daniel Kagan Essay
71 Smart TV Len Hilts Essay
76 Molecule Machines Anthony Liversidge Essay
81 Church on a Chip Phoebe Hoban Essay
87 Money Machines Anthony Liversidge Essay
92 Viewpoint: On Artificial Intelligence Marvin Minsky Essay
96 Robo-Shock! Kathleen Stein Essay
117 Robot Nurses Phoebe Hoban Essay
123 Space Robots Alcestis R. Oberg Essay
128 A Window on the Living Brain Douglas Starr Essay
142 Birth on Ice Michael Jeffries Essay
153 Sound Scope Patrice G. Adcroft Essay
160 Electric Anesthesia Brian Goldman Essay
163 Born-Again Nerves Richard Wolkomir Essay
167 Electric Nerves Doug Garr Essay
172 The Bionic Lover Ruth Winter Essay
179 Plastic Surgery 2000 Shelley Ross Essay
184 Dawn of a New Ray T. A. Heppenheimer Essay
205 Flashblaster Bill Lawren Essay
210 Martian Laser Jeff Hecht Essay
216 Fly's-Eye Radar Owen Davies Essay
219 Iras Eyes Thomas O'Toole Essay
224 Remote-Control Eyes Allan Hendry Essay
230 Viewpoint: Using Nuclear Power Hans A. Bethe Essay
234 Necklace in the Sky G. Harry Stine Essay
239 Power Orbiter G. Harry Stine Essay
245 Mother Sun Edward Regis, Jr. Essay
258 Antimatter Rockets Robert L. Forward Essay
260 Starship Makers T. A. Heppenheimer Essay
266 Viewpoint: Observe the Beauty of Space Timothy Ferris Essay
270 Omni's Future Calendar Thomas O'Toole Essay
285 The Birth of a Station Dava Sobel Essay
299 Rope Tricks James E. Oberg Essay
307 Kids in Orbit Barbara Rowes Essay
311 Space Aging Bernard Dixon Essay
315 Return to the Moon James E. Oberg Essay
322 Return to Earth Nick Engler Essay
330 Conquest of Space Gerard K. O'Neill Essay
344 Made in Space Mark R. Chartrand, III Essay
349 Asteroid Agriculture Brian O'Leary Essay
354 Seeds in Space Thomas Christopher Essay
360 World Unity in Space Senator Spark M. Matsunaga Essay
364 Soviet Space Offensive Ben Bova Essay
377 Showdown on the High Frontier Tim Onosko Essay
398 Three Futures Robert Malone Essay
414 Answers to Omni's Prophecy Quiz Arthur C. Clarke Essay