An Encyclopedia of Sci-Fi Technology?

RobotWisdom asks: "Is there a wiki somewhere that I haven't found, dedicated to cataloging all the technological innovations imagined by science fiction writers? So that if someone wants to explore a particular class of innovation like weapons, or medical, or transportation, they can (eventually) easily find summaries of all the major thinking on that topic? And if it hasn't been started yet, does anyone have the wherewithal to start it?" If such a thing isn't available in one place, what sites have you found that catalog the technology of specific sci-fi mythologies?

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[Anonymous Coward]

Technovelgy.com has (as of today) 1,056 science fiction ideas and inventions from 314 different works by 135 different authors. The material is cross-referenced by book, author, subject matter category, timeline and alpha-sort. Entries range from Jules Verne's "retro rockets" to Cordwainer Smith's "laminated mouse brain computer" to Robert Heinlein's "waldoes" to Larry Niven's "Ringworld" to ... you get the picture.

I accept contributions from all readers; I'm currently redoing my site and database to allow reader additions and alterations (wiki-style). Tagging by readers is also on the way.

The site also offers hundreds of articles about recent science and technology advances that were presaged by science fiction writers.

Any discussion of how I can improve the site is appreciated!

Bill Christensen
Technovelgy.com