Gallery: Sci-Fi-Inspired Concept Ships Show Future of Travel

Courtesy Wired: Culture  Tue, 09/16/2008 - 22:00

: Image: Nicolas Bouvier

Future worlds described by science fiction visionaries like Philip K.

Dick, William Gibson and Robert Heinlein often included wildly inventive methods of transportation to other planets, galaxies and dimensions.

These brief glimpses into the possible future of travel were left largely to the readers' imaginations, but a flourishing group of dreamers, designers and illustrators are bringing those creations to life -- at least online.

The conceptships.org website run by...


 

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