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Q&A Researching Future Technology for a Science Fiction Novel

Because I enjoy reading Science Fiction, I'm thinking of writing a Sci-Fi novel myself. I'm interested in 'hard' (related to the engineering sciences) science fiction with a military bent (think Th...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by robertcday‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:17:17Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37379
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar robertcday‭ · 2019-12-08T09:17:17Z (over 4 years ago)
Because I enjoy reading Science Fiction, I'm thinking of writing a Sci-Fi novel myself. I'm interested in 'hard' (related to the engineering sciences) science fiction with a military bent (think _The Lost Fleet_ by Jack Campbell or _Old Man's War_ by John Scalzi), so this will be my genre of choice.

However, it strikes me that, despite being Software Developer by trade, I don't know enough about the hard sciences to make my novel realistic. Plus, future technology may well be more advanced than that of today.

So, before I get started, my question is: **how do I go about researching future technology for a science fiction Novel?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-07-02T13:39:40Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 12