The Speed of Light

A key cornerstone of modern-day physics is the consistency of the speed of light. But what if this universal constant could somehow be changed? What would be the consequences?

John Bennett, the lead character of 3000 Years asked this same question and the answers led directly to the development of the time-suppression technology. Click here to see his initial thoughts on the matter.

Nanotechnology

A major storyline of 3000 Years is the abuse of the emerging field of nanotechnology by anarchists known as nano-hackers. 

Simply put, nanotechnology is that branch of engineering which deals with the design and manufacture of extremely small systems, in particular, those built by manipulating matter at the atomic level. The size of the basic structures made in this way can include elements as small as one-billionth of a meter; in technical jargon—a nanometer. Click here to learn more about nanotechnology.

Feynman Diagrams

In order to visually describe complex interactions, legendary Caltech physicist Richard Feynman introduced an ingenious form of drawing known as the Feynman diagram. The cover of 3000 Years includes such a diagram superimposed over the contour of the United States to represent the transition from the present to the future.

To learn more about Feynman click here.

Other Technologies

Numerous other technologies are discussed in 3000 Years and were all developed with one goal in mind -- to be as realistic as possible. In other words, given nothing more than simple advances in engineering, they should all be practical within the next forty to fifty years.

One example of a technology which has already been developed is the mobile profile technology known as Vicinity Messaging.