https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/ The latest from Astronomy » Cosmic Stories Blog (tag [Technology]) en-GB (C) 2026 University of Warwick Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:51:17 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SiteBuilder2, University of Warwick, http://go.warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder 1950s 1960s 1970s Annuals Catastrophism Children's SF Cosmology Dan Dare Doctor Who Everyday Life Exoplanets Habitability History of Science Humanity Mental Powers Remit Scientific ethics Scientists SETI Solar System Space Travel Star Trek Technology Telescopes The Avengers The Tomorrow People Thunderbirds Time Travel Women in Science Untagged https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/technical_support <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8ac672c7941ae08b01943179f1a72999" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at the roles of technicians in science and science fiction.</p> Everyday Life Technology Scientists Sun, 09 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT 8ac672c7941ae08b01943179f1a72999 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/a_journey_too <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8ac672c7941ae08b01943177c088298b" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at overambitious transport networks in science fiction.</p> Everyday Life Technology Sun, 09 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT 8ac672c7941ae08b01943177c088298b https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_power_of <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8ac672c792d6711f0192f38bd0514d1b" alt="image"></div><p>The varied history of solar power in science fiction.</p> Solar System Technology Sun, 12 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT 8ac672c792d6711f0192f38bd0514d1b https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_shadow_of <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8ac672c591dbee500191f6887fa77f7b" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at the role and impact of physicist Wehner Heisenberg on science and science fiction.</p> Technology Scientists Sun, 03 Nov 2024 06:00:00 GMT 8ac672c591dbee500191f6887fa77f7b https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/there_for_the <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a17841a910d35a4019112120d0b4968" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at resource mining beyond the constraints of the familiar earth.</p> Scientific ethics Space Travel Technology Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a17841a910d35a4019112120d0b4968 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/gyroscopes <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a1785d8910d35920191121062652019" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at the where the facinating physics of gyroscopes have appeared in science and science fiction.</p> Space Travel Technology Sun, 25 Aug 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a1785d8910d35920191121062652019 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/submariner_spacemen <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a17841b9027971a01904187ef52453a" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at the way science fiction has used the parallels between the skills of submariners and those needed in the exploration of space.</p> Solar System Technology Humanity Sun, 11 Aug 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a17841b9027971a01904187ef52453a https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/lunar_excursions <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a1785d88f7bd45a018f825af2964ef7" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at getting around on the Moon - the weird and wonderful vehicles which have been imagined as driving lunar excursions.</p> Solar System Space Travel Technology Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a1785d88f7bd45a018f825af2964ef7 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/time-travelling_historians <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a17841a8d79730b018d89f478556079" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at narratives in which historians get a little closer to their subject than might be desirable.</p> Time Travel Technology Doctor Who Star Trek Sun, 02 Jun 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a17841a8d79730b018d89f478556079 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/place_of_the <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a1785d78d3bc1fa018d4249c94814a2" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at the Woomera rocket testing range in Australia, and how it's been represented in science fiction.</p> 1950s Technology 1960s Sun, 05 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a1785d78d3bc1fa018d4249c94814a2