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<p>Since the beginning of the war, over 1,000 tanks, around 200 aircraft and at least 2,500 armored fighting vehicles of Russian forces have been destroyed by the Ukrainian army, claimed President Volodymyr Zelensky, as per media reports. The invading Russian army still have more equipment to carry out attacks, he added. &nbsp;</p>

<p>This comes as the Ukrainian leader said that he held talks with US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Kyiv. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/in-russian-missile-strike-odesa-airport-gets-damaged-says-ukrainian-military-475300" hreflang="en">In Russian missile strike, Odesa airport gets damaged, says Ukrainian military &nbsp;</a></strong></p>

<p>Talking about the losses in terms of men, the Ukrainian president said Russia has also lost over 23,000 soldiers in the war. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had also admitted briefly that Russia suffered “significant” losses in the number of troops in Ukraine. Peskov had called the losses “a huge tragedy” in an interview with Sky News. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Despite heavy losses, Russian forces have stepped up the attacks in the last few days. And war is now being fought on several fronts. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Report by a think tank: US &amp; EU import oil from Russia despite attack on Ukraine</strong></p>

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<p>While informing about the meeting, the president also shared a video of her visit on Sunday. &nbsp;</p>

<p>On Twitter, in a video shared by Zelensky, Pelosi said, "We believe that we are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom ... Your fight is a fight for everyone. Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done." &nbsp;</p>

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Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Since the beginning of the war, over 1,000 tanks, around 200 aircraft and at least 2,500 armored fighting vehicles of Russian forces have been destroyed by the Ukrainian army, claimed President Volodymyr Zelensky, as per media reports. The invading Russian army still have more equipment to carry out attacks, he added. This comes as the Ukrainian leader said that he held talks with US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Kyiv. Also Read: In Russian missile strike, Odesa airport gets damaged, says Ukrainian military Talking about the losses in terms of men, the Ukrainian president said Russia has also lost over 23,000 soldiers in the war. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had also admitted briefly that Russia suffered “significant” losses in the number of troops in Ukraine. Peskov had called the losses “a huge tragedy” in an interview with Sky News. Despite heavy losses, Russian forces have stepped up the attacks in the last few days. And war is now being fought on several fronts. Watch: Report by a think tank: US & EU import oil from Russia despite attack on Ukraine While informing about the meeting, the president also shared a video of her visit on Sunday. On Twitter, in a video shared by Zelensky, Pelosi said, "We believe that we are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom ... Your fight is a fight for everyone. Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done." WATCH WION LIVE HERE (With inputs from agencies)

Ukrainian army damaged 1,000 tanks, 200 aircraft, 2,500 armored vehicles of Russian forces, claims Zelensky

<p>Israeli tanks pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Monday in what has become a daily response to Palestinian rockets and airborne firebombs launched into southern Israel and to clashes on the border.</p>

<p>"Tanks targeted a number of military observation posts belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the Gaza Strip," an army statement said in English, referring to the Islamist group that rules the enclave.</p>

<p>The army said that in addition to cross-border attacks with explosives and incendiary devices suspended from balloons, dozens of people had also "instigated riots along the Gaza Strip security fence" on Sunday evening.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There were no immediate reports of casualties from the tank fire.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/fresh-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-over-balloon-bombs-rockets-320895"><strong>Also read:Fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza over balloon bombs, rockets</strong></a></p>

<p>The latest incidents follow a week of heightened tensions, including border clashes, during which Israel has also closed its Kerem Shalom goods crossing with the Gaza Strip and Sunday shut down Gaza's permitted coastal fishing zone.</p>

<p>Israeli fire services in the border areas reported 28 outdoor fires on Sunday, and farmers said that extensive damage was caused to an avocado orchard.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A fires services statement on Sunday evening said that since August 6 its investigators had identified 149 fires in southern Israel caused by incendiary balloons from Gaza.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On Saturday evening Palestinian "rioters burned tyres, hurled explosive devices and grenades towards the security fence and attempted to approach it," an Israeli army statement said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>That was followed on Sunday by Israeli air strikes on Hamas, including what a military statement called "a military compound used to store rocket ammunition".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Despite a truce last year backed by the UN, Egypt and Qatar, the two sides clash sporadically with rockets, mortar fire or incendiary balloons.</p>

<p>The Gaza Strip has a population of two million, more than half of whom live in poverty, according to the World Bank.</p>

<p>Palestinian anger has flared since Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday agreed to normalise relations, a move many Palestinians saw as a betrayal of their cause by the Gulf country.</p>


Israeli tanks pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Monday in what has become a daily response to Palestinian rockets and airborne firebombs launched into southern Israel and to clashes on the border.

Israeli tanks pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Monday in what has become a daily response to Palestinian rockets and airborne firebombs launched into southern Israel and to clashes on the border. "Tanks targeted a number of military observation posts belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the Gaza Strip," an army statement said in English, referring to the Islamist group that rules the enclave. The army said that in addition to cross-border attacks with explosives and incendiary devices suspended from balloons, dozens of people had also "instigated riots along the Gaza Strip security fence" on Sunday evening. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the tank fire. Also read:Fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza over balloon bombs, rockets The latest incidents follow a week of heightened tensions, including border clashes, during which Israel has also closed its Kerem Shalom goods crossing with the Gaza Strip and Sunday shut down Gaza's permitted coastal fishing zone. Israeli fire services in the border areas reported 28 outdoor fires on Sunday, and farmers said that extensive damage was caused to an avocado orchard. A fires services statement on Sunday evening said that since August 6 its investigators had identified 149 fires in southern Israel caused by incendiary balloons from Gaza. × On Saturday evening Palestinian "rioters burned tyres, hurled explosive devices and grenades towards the security fence and attempted to approach it," an Israeli army statement said. That was followed on Sunday by Israeli air strikes on Hamas, including what a military statement called "a military compound used to store rocket ammunition". Despite a truce last year backed by the UN, Egypt and Qatar, the two sides clash sporadically with rockets, mortar fire or incendiary balloons. The Gaza Strip has a population of two million, more than half of whom live in poverty, according to the World Bank. Palestinian anger has flared since Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday agreed to normalise relations, a move many Palestinians saw as a betrayal of their cause by the Gulf country.

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<p>The United States President Donald Trump&#39;s dream of getting a military parade will soon be fulfilled. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the parade will not involve any heavy military vehicles like tanks to avoid doing damage to the streets of Washington.</p>

<p>According to a guidance memo from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the event will include &#39;no tanks&#39;.</p>

<p>Though, it will play the host to a heavy air component at the end of the parade, to include older aircraft as available.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier reports said that Trump had asked for a military parade and the Pentagon was reviewing potential dates.</p>

<p>The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Trump had asked the Defense Department to explore the idea.</p>

<p>&quot;President Trump is incredibly supportive of America&#39;s great service members who risk their lives every day to keep our country safe.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;He has asked the Department of Defense to explore a celebration at which all Americans can show their appreciation,&quot; Sanders said.</p>

<p>&nbsp;The parade is expected to take place in November, most likely on Veterans Day (November 11), from the White House to the U.S.&nbsp;Capitol Building.</p>

<p>In September 2017, President Trump had shared how impressed he was by the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He had visited French President Emmanuel Macron and concluded &quot;to a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July 4th in Washington, down Pennsylvania Avenue&quot;.</p>

<p>The cost of the parade, however, remains unclear.&nbsp;</p>


The parade will not involve any heavy military vehicles

The United States President Donald Trump's dream of getting a military parade will soon be fulfilled. However, the parade will not involve any heavy military vehicles like tanks to avoid doing damage to the streets of Washington. According to a guidance memo from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the event will include 'no tanks'. Though, it will play the host to a heavy air component at the end of the parade, to include older aircraft as available. Earlier reports said that Trump had asked for a military parade and the Pentagon was reviewing potential dates. The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Trump had asked the Defense Department to explore the idea. "President Trump is incredibly supportive of America's great service members who risk their lives every day to keep our country safe." "He has asked the Department of Defense to explore a celebration at which all Americans can show their appreciation," Sanders said. The parade is expected to take place in November, most likely on Veterans Day (November 11), from the White House to the U.S. Capitol Building. In September 2017, President Trump had shared how impressed he was by the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. He had visited French President Emmanuel Macron and concluded "to a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July 4th in Washington, down Pennsylvania Avenue". The cost of the parade, however, remains unclear.

Donald Trump to get military parade but without tanks

<p>Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation and the United States urged Ankara to show restraint.</p>

<p>Turkey on Saturday launched operation &quot;Olive Branch&quot; seeking to oust from the Afrin region of northern Syria the Peoples&#39; Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara considers a terror group.</p>

<p>But the campaign risks further increasing tensions with Turkey&#39;s NATO ally Washington, which has supported the YPG in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and warned Ankara about distracting the focus from that fight.</p>

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<p>In its first reaction to the offensive, the US State Department urged Turkey Sunday &quot;to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration and scrupulous to avoid civilian casualties&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;We call on all parties to remain focused on the central goal of defeating&quot; IS, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.</p>

<p>Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said troops crossed into YPG-controlled region in Syria at 0805 GMT, the Dogan news agency reported.</p>

<p>Thirty-two Turkish planes destroyed a total of 45 targets including ammunition dumps and refuges used by the YPG on the second day of the operation, the Turkish army said.</p>

<p>Turkish troops were advancing alongside forces from the Ankara-backed rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) and were already five kilometres (three miles) inside Syria, state media said.</p>

<p>An AFP photographer saw more Turkish tanks lined up at the border waiting to cross into Syrian territory.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in televised comments several villages had already been taken in the advance.</p>

<p>But a YPG spokesman claimed Turkish forces seeking to enter Afrin had been &quot;blocked&quot; and that it had hit two Turkish tanks.</p>

<p>The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a total of 18 civilians had been killed so far in the two-day operation. Ankara denied any civilian casualties, with Cavusoglu accusing the YPG of sending out &quot;nonsense propaganda and baseless lies&quot;.</p>

<p><strong>&#39;A very short time&#39;</strong><br />
In his first comments on the offensive since it began, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope the &quot;operation will be finished in a very short time&quot; and vowed &quot;we will not take a step back&quot;.</p>

<p>Following calls from some Turkish pro-Kurdish politicians for people to take to the streets, he warned that anyone protesting in Turkey against the operation would pay &quot;a heavy price&quot;.</p>

<p>Police stopped demonstrations against the campaign taking place in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir and in Istanbul, making arrests, AFP correspondents said.</p>

<p>In a sign of the risks to Turkey, six rockets fired from Syria hit the Turkish border town of Reyhanli Sunday, killing one Syrian refugee and wounding 32 people, its mayor said.</p>

<p>Earlier, several rockets hit the Turkish border town of Kilis without causing fatalities.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The operation is Turkey&#39;s second major incursion into Syria during the seven-year civil war after the August 2016-March 2017 Euphrates Shield campaign in an area to the east of Afrin, against both the YPG and IS.</p>

<p>Turkey accuses the YPG of being the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers&#39; Party (PKK) which has waged a rebellion in Turkey for more than three decades and is regarded as a terror group by Ankara and the EU and US.</p>

<p>Afrin is an enclave of YPG control, cut off from the longer strip of northern Syria that the group controls to the east, extending to the Iraqi border which has a US military presence.</p>

<p>Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag ruled out the risk of a clash with American forces, saying they were not present in the Afrin region.</p>

<p>Yildirim was quoted as saying that the Turkish forces aimed to create a security zone some 30 kilometres (18 miles) deep inside Syria.</p>

<p><strong>&#39;Brutal degradation&#39;</strong><br />
French Defence Minister Florence Parly said the fighting &quot;must stop&quot; as it could deter YPG fighters helping the international coalition against IS.</p>

<p>Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France was calling the UN Security Council meeting as it was deeply worried by the &quot;brutal degradation of the situation&quot; in flashpoints like Afrin.</p>

<p>Crucial is the attitude of Russia, which has a military presence in the area and is also working with Turkey on a drive to end the civil war.</p>

<p>The Russian foreign ministry voiced concern and urged Turkey to show restraint, while the defence ministry said its troops were withdrawing from the Afrin area to ensure their security and prevent any &quot;provocation&quot;.</p>

<p>The Turkish foreign ministry said it had informed the Syrian regime -- through its Istanbul consulate -- of the operation despite being at odds with Damascus throughout the civil war.</p>

<p>But the Syrian foreign ministry strongly denied this and President Bashar al-Assad slammed the offensive as &quot;support for terrorism&quot;.</p>


Turkey is looking to oust the Peoples' Protection Units or YPG, which it considers a terrorist group, from the Afrin region of northern Syria

Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation and the United States urged Ankara to show restraint. Turkey on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch" seeking to oust from the Afrin region of northern Syria the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara considers a terror group. But the campaign risks further increasing tensions with Turkey's NATO ally Washington, which has supported the YPG in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and warned Ankara about distracting the focus from that fight. The United States, which has backed the YPG in the fight against Islamic State, has urged Ankara to show restraint × In its first reaction to the offensive, the US State Department urged Turkey Sunday "to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration and scrupulous to avoid civilian casualties". "We call on all parties to remain focused on the central goal of defeating" IS, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said troops crossed into YPG-controlled region in Syria at 0805 GMT, the Dogan news agency reported. Thirty-two Turkish planes destroyed a total of 45 targets including ammunition dumps and refuges used by the YPG on the second day of the operation, the Turkish army said. Turkish troops were advancing alongside forces from the Ankara-backed rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) and were already five kilometres (three miles) inside Syria, state media said. An AFP photographer saw more Turkish tanks lined up at the border waiting to cross into Syrian territory. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in televised comments several villages had already been taken in the advance. But a YPG spokesman claimed Turkish forces seeking to enter Afrin had been "blocked" and that it had hit two Turkish tanks. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a total of 18 civilians had been killed so far in the two-day operation. Ankara denied any civilian casualties, with Cavusoglu accusing the YPG of sending out "nonsense propaganda and baseless lies". 'A very short time' In his first comments on the offensive since it began, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope the "operation will be finished in a very short time" and vowed "we will not take a step back". Following calls from some Turkish pro-Kurdish politicians for people to take to the streets, he warned that anyone protesting in Turkey against the operation would pay "a heavy price". Police stopped demonstrations against the campaign taking place in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir and in Istanbul, making arrests, AFP correspondents said. In a sign of the risks to Turkey, six rockets fired from Syria hit the Turkish border town of Reyhanli Sunday, killing one Syrian refugee and wounding 32 people, its mayor said. Earlier, several rockets hit the Turkish border town of Kilis without causing fatalities. The operation is Turkey's second major incursion into Syria during the seven-year civil war after the August 2016-March 2017 Euphrates Shield campaign in an area to the east of Afrin, against both the YPG and IS. Turkey accuses the YPG of being the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has waged a rebellion in Turkey for more than three decades and is regarded as a terror group by Ankara and the EU and US. Afrin is an enclave of YPG control, cut off from the longer strip of northern Syria that the group controls to the east, extending to the Iraqi border which has a US military presence. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag ruled out the risk of a clash with American forces, saying they were not present in the Afrin region. Yildirim was quoted as saying that the Turkish forces aimed to create a security zone some 30 kilometres (18 miles) deep inside Syria. 'Brutal degradation' French Defence Minister Florence Parly said the fighting "must stop" as it could deter YPG fighters helping the international coalition against IS. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France was calling the UN Security Council meeting as it was deeply worried by the "brutal degradation of the situation" in flashpoints like Afrin. Crucial is the attitude of Russia, which has a military presence in the area and is also working with Turkey on a drive to end the civil war. The Russian foreign ministry voiced concern and urged Turkey to show restraint, while the defence ministry said its troops were withdrawing from the Afrin area to ensure their security and prevent any "provocation". The Turkish foreign ministry said it had informed the Syrian regime -- through its Istanbul consulate -- of the operation despite being at odds with Damascus throughout the civil war. But the Syrian foreign ministry strongly denied this and President Bashar al-Assad slammed the offensive as "support for terrorism".

Turkish troops, tanks enter Syria to fight Kurdish militia

<p>It is said that science fiction is about making the improbable seem possible. Writers of the genre postulate a world of the future. And while some of their ideas can end up remaining a fantasy, there are a number of times when their predictions have been right on the money.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Here&rsquo;s 9&nbsp;times sci-fi writers were spot-on about technological advancements:&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Debit/Credit Cards</h2>

<p>When Edward Bellamy wrote Looking Backward in 1888, people only relied on paper money. His book introduced the concept of universal credit where citizens of his future utopia carried a card that allowed them to spend on goods and services without paper money changing hands. The book was a huge success.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Earphones</h2>

<p>When Ray Bradbury published his dystopian classic Fahrenheit 451 in 1953, portable audio already existed, but the headphones were ungainly and heavy. In his book, he talked about &ldquo;little seashells&hellip; thimble radios&rdquo; that brought an &ldquo;electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk&rdquo;. Who would have then imagined that one day devices like in-ear earphones would become an integral part of people&rsquo;s daily lives.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Electric Cars, Violence And Hookup Culture</h2>

<p>John Brunner&rsquo;s Stand On Zanzibar was another piece of literature that was way ahead of its time. Published in 1969, his book painted a world that we are all too familiar with today: America plagued by random acts of violence like school shootings and terrorist attacks, cars powered by rechargeable electric fuel cells, men and women eschewing marriage for short-term and low commitment hookups. What was he thinking?&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Geostationary Satellite Communications</h2>

<p>In 1945, a pioneering science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote a manuscript called The Space-Station: Its Radio Applications. He introduced for the first time, geosynchronous satellites being used for telecommunications relays and most importantly for television signals. Imagine a world without our televisions and scores of channels.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Moon Landing</h2>

<p>Jules Verne wrote From The Earth To The Moon and predicted many aspects of the 1969 manned lunar landing of Apollo 11. Verne&rsquo;s astronauts were launched from a Florida site in an aluminium capsule. In the book, he even gave accurate calculations as to the amount of force that would be needed to propel the rocket out of Earth&rsquo;s atmosphere. We have gone much beyond the Moon now!</p>

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<h2>Nuclear Weapon</h2>

<p>Robert Heinlein&rsquo;s 1940 short story Solution Unsatisfactory predicted a future world where America develops an atomic weapon that ends World War II unilaterally. After they use it, it spurs the rest of the world into a nuclear arms race to keep up. The story was written even before the United States entered World War II and five years before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Security Cameras</h2>

<p>George Orwell wrote the book 1984 in 1949. In it, he spoke about the concept of a dystopian state monitored by an interconnected web of security cameras. It seemed absurd back then, but it is a reality now with round-the-clock security surveillance, cameras in both public and private spaces, GPS tracking and online tracking by government agencies. Orwell wrote about it all in his book.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Tanks</h2>

<p>H.G. Wells wrote the story The Land Ironclads which was published in the Strand Magazine in 1903. His story took the then-current technology of metal-hulled warships and put them on land, creating war machines- tanks. Wells&rsquo;s conceptualised modern day tanks were approximately 100 feet long and rolled on eight pairs of wheels, each of which had its own independent turning axle. A tower in the top of the machine let the captain survey the scene. In reality, the first tanks were deployed on the battlefield in 1916 during the battle of the Somme.</p>

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<h2>Video Chat</h2>

<p>The first demonstration of consumer video conferencing was in the form of &lsquo;picturephone&rsquo; at the 1964 New York World&rsquo;s Fair. The technology has now come a long way with FaceTime and Skype becoming the standard means of long-distance communication. But all of this traces back to Hugo Gernsback&rsquo;s novel Ralph 124c 41+. The story was first printed in Modern Electrics magazine in 1911. It spoke about a device called the &ldquo;telephot&rdquo; that let people have eye contact while speaking across long distances.</p>

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<p>(Contributed by: Zeba Khan)</p>


Paperless money, security cameras, nuclear weapons and more just stepped out of a book into our reality

It is said that science fiction is about making the improbable seem possible. Writers of the genre postulate a world of the future. And while some of their ideas can end up remaining a fantasy, there are a number of times when their predictions have been right on the money. Here’s 9 times sci-fi writers were spot-on about technological advancements: Debit/Credit Cards When Edward Bellamy wrote Looking Backward in 1888, people only relied on paper money. His book introduced the concept of universal credit where citizens of his future utopia carried a card that allowed them to spend on goods and services without paper money changing hands. The book was a huge success. Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy (WION) × Earphones When Ray Bradbury published his dystopian classic Fahrenheit 451 in 1953, portable audio already existed, but the headphones were ungainly and heavy. In his book, he talked about “little seashells… thimble radios” that brought an “electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk”. Who would have then imagined that one day devices like in-ear earphones would become an integral part of people’s daily lives. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (WION) × Electric Cars, Violence And Hookup Culture John Brunner’s Stand On Zanzibar was another piece of literature that was way ahead of its time. Published in 1969, his book painted a world that we are all too familiar with today: America plagued by random acts of violence like school shootings and terrorist attacks, cars powered by rechargeable electric fuel cells, men and women eschewing marriage for short-term and low commitment hookups. What was he thinking? Stand On Zanzibar by John Brunner (WION) × Geostationary Satellite Communications In 1945, a pioneering science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote a manuscript called The Space-Station: Its Radio Applications. He introduced for the first time, geosynchronous satellites being used for telecommunications relays and most importantly for television signals. Imagine a world without our televisions and scores of channels. The Space-Station: Its Radio Applications by Arthur C. Clarke (WION) × Moon Landing Jules Verne wrote From The Earth To The Moon and predicted many aspects of the 1969 manned lunar landing of Apollo 11. Verne’s astronauts were launched from a Florida site in an aluminium capsule. In the book, he even gave accurate calculations as to the amount of force that would be needed to propel the rocket out of Earth’s atmosphere. We have gone much beyond the Moon now! From The Earth To The Moon by Jules Verne (WION) × Nuclear Weapon Robert Heinlein’s 1940 short story Solution Unsatisfactory predicted a future world where America develops an atomic weapon that ends World War II unilaterally. After they use it, it spurs the rest of the world into a nuclear arms race to keep up. The story was written even before the United States entered World War II and five years before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Solution Unsatisfactory by Robert Heinlein (WION) × Security Cameras George Orwell wrote the book 1984 in 1949. In it, he spoke about the concept of a dystopian state monitored by an interconnected web of security cameras. It seemed absurd back then, but it is a reality now with round-the-clock security surveillance, cameras in both public and private spaces, GPS tracking and online tracking by government agencies. Orwell wrote about it all in his book. 1984 by George Orwell (WION) × Tanks H.G. Wells wrote the story The Land Ironclads which was published in the Strand Magazine in 1903. His story took the then-current technology of metal-hulled warships and put them on land, creating war machines- tanks. Wells’s conceptualised modern day tanks were approximately 100 feet long and rolled on eight pairs of wheels, each of which had its own independent turning axle. A tower in the top of the machine let the captain survey the scene. In reality, the first tanks were deployed on the battlefield in 1916 during the battle of the Somme. The Land Ironclads by H.G. Wells (WION) × Video Chat The first demonstration of consumer video conferencing was in the form of ‘picturephone’ at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The technology has now come a long way with FaceTime and Skype becoming the standard means of long-distance communication. But all of this traces back to Hugo Gernsback’s novel Ralph 124c 41+. The story was first printed in Modern Electrics magazine in 1911. It spoke about a device called the “telephot” that let people have eye contact while speaking across long distances. Ralph 124c 41+ by Hugo Gernsback (WION) × (Contributed by: Zeba Khan)

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