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[[File:Wild_Man_in_Hydrogen_Bubble_Chamber.jpg|250px|thumb|''Wild Man in Hydrogen Bubble Chamber''. This image represents a paradox of time travel: the wild man in the machine is the ancestor of the man who will invent the machine.]]'''Time travel''' is the concept of movement (such as by a human) between certain points in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]], analogous to movement between different points in space, typically using a hypothetical device known as a [[Time machine (nonfiction)|time machine]], in the form of a vehicle or of a portal connecting distant points in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]]. | [[File:Wild_Man_in_Hydrogen_Bubble_Chamber.jpg|250px|thumb|''Wild Man in Hydrogen Bubble Chamber''. This image represents a paradox of time travel: the [[Wild man (nonfiction)|wild man]] in the "bubble chamber" — or [[Time machine (nonfiction)|time machine]] — is the ancestor of the man who will invent the time machine.]]'''Time travel''' is the concept of movement (such as by a human) between certain points in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]], analogous to movement between different points in space, typically using a hypothetical device known as a [[Time machine (nonfiction)|time machine]], in the form of a vehicle or of a portal connecting distant points in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]]. | ||
Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and [[Fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]], but traveling to an arbitrary point in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]] has a very limited support in theoretical physics, and usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or Einstein–Rosen bridges. | Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and [[Fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]], but traveling to an arbitrary point in [[Time (nonfiction)|time]] has a very limited support in theoretical physics, and usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or Einstein–Rosen bridges. | ||
In a more narrow sense, one-way time travel into the future via time dilation is a proven phenomenon in relativistic physics, but traveling any significant "distance" requires motion at speeds close to the speed of light, which is not feasible for human travel with current ( | In a more narrow sense, one-way time travel into the future via time dilation is a proven phenomenon in relativistic physics, but traveling any significant "distance" requires motion at speeds close to the speed of light, which is not feasible for human travel with current (March 2017) technology. | ||
The concept was touched upon in various earlier works of fiction, but was popularized by H. G. Wells' 1895 novel ''The Time Machine'', which moved the concept of time travel into the public imagination, and it remains a popular subject in science fiction. | The concept was touched upon in various earlier works of fiction, but was popularized by H. G. Wells' 1895 novel ''The Time Machine'', which moved the concept of time travel into the public imagination, and it remains a popular subject in science fiction. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:The Custodian.jpg|link=The Custodian|[[The Custodian]] cleans up another mess left behind by careless time travelers. | |||
File:Brewery_16th_century.png|link=Brewery (nonfiction)|16th century [[Brewery (nonfiction)|brewery]] trades beer for [[Time machine (nonfiction)|time machine]] with mixed results. | File:Brewery_16th_century.png|link=Brewery (nonfiction)|16th century [[Brewery (nonfiction)|brewery]] trades beer for [[Time machine (nonfiction)|time machine]] with mixed results. | ||
File:The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1895).jpg|link=Time machine (nonfiction)|[[Time machine]] says it will travel to future alone if passenger arrives late. | File:The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1895).jpg|link=Time machine (nonfiction)|[[Time machine]] says it will travel to future alone if passenger arrives late. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[The Custodian]] | |||
* [[Radium Jane]] | |||
* ''[[That Was Then, This Is Here]]'' - unauthorized, sensationalist biography of [[Alice Beta]], alleging that Beta is a time traveler. | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:49, 20 November 2021
Time travel is the concept of movement (such as by a human) between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space, typically using a hypothetical device known as a time machine, in the form of a vehicle or of a portal connecting distant points in time.
Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and fiction, but traveling to an arbitrary point in time has a very limited support in theoretical physics, and usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or Einstein–Rosen bridges.
In a more narrow sense, one-way time travel into the future via time dilation is a proven phenomenon in relativistic physics, but traveling any significant "distance" requires motion at speeds close to the speed of light, which is not feasible for human travel with current (March 2017) technology.
The concept was touched upon in various earlier works of fiction, but was popularized by H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine, which moved the concept of time travel into the public imagination, and it remains a popular subject in science fiction.
In the News
The Custodian cleans up another mess left behind by careless time travelers.
16th century brewery trades beer for time machine with mixed results.
Time machine says it will travel to future alone if passenger arrives late.
Fiction cross-reference
- The Custodian
- Radium Jane
- That Was Then, This Is Here - unauthorized, sensationalist biography of Alice Beta, alleging that Beta is a time traveler.
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Time travel @ Wikipedia