Explaining Best Selling Science Fiction Novel

 

Best Selling Science Fiction Novel.

Frankenstein’s Monster

Considering the time when the famous science fiction novel, Frankenstein was written, it is clear that it was ahead of its time by many decades. It does not only deal with fiction where a scientific idea weaves the tapestry of scientific possibilities with a single purpose. That of launching a controversial and yet not dismissible scientific thought into the sky of reality. Where human imagination is caught between the raging bull of pessimism; a compulsive resident of scientific ridicule. And the dove of free imagination, that with its wings of optimism and scientific originality, bears flight on the horizon of endless possibilities. Where the raging bull of optimism is always tied to a stake which keeps sinking into the gravity of fallacies and heretic claims, with no logical ramifications.

And when Frankenstein was written, it was caught between the raging bull and freedom seeking dove. And in case of novels that deal with such amazing ideas, there is one aspect that always tends to dominate: The dove usually alights on the back of the raging bull, whose stake is continuously sinking into gravity. And if the dove rests there for too long, it too can be consumed by the force of gravity, where everything sinks into a black hole of despondency, that further culminates into a virtueless state. Then no matter how hard one tries, no scientific idea can rescue the dove.

This is where Frankenstein is special. The dove rested on the back of the raging bull, but when the gravity was about to consume the dove, it somehow managed to fly away. It is this timing of the dove’s flight that makes Frankenstein exceptionally unique as a science fiction novel. 

Let me explain this phenomenal flight of the dove!

This science fiction novel was written in 1818, and it is this fact that makes it one of those rare gems in the scifi genre. The concept was so adventurous and brave that it came in direct collision with many long held beliefs and conventionalities of that time. Yet, there was no logical oddity that would make the raging bull pierce its sharp horns through it and cast it into pessimistic certainty.  Though the idea is challenging and it must have shook the scientific community that entertained similar subjects in 1818. Yet, the idea carries a logical permissibility that makes a person believe in it. Without making him/her feel that he/she would be challenging God. And that is the beauty of this idea, which Ms. Mary Shelley, achieves with such matchless finesse, that one believes in her character, Victor Frankenstein’s monster, and there are many moments in the novel, where it seems the author is assigning God like qualities to the scientist, the creator of Victor Frankenstein.

However, the writer does not allow this  thought to swim any further in the reader's mind. When the doctor, who is also the Creator, is threatened by his own creation. It makes the doctor feel miserable and scared as well. ( and both these adjectives do not apply to God ) This is such a counterbalancing literary act, that both the author and Victor Frankenstein’s monster manage to gain acceptance among the readers and critics alike. 

And it is exactly at this point that the dove of free thinking, bearing the wings of optimism and scientific originality, manages to free itself from the gravity of pessimism and scientific ridicule. 

That was about the dove taking flight and feeling free.

But there are other arguments too that Mary Shelley uses to keep the readers appeased, and not let their beliefs be belittled or desecrated. And when dealing with such subjects, this approach is the only strategy to let the idea settle down in the mental environment of the reader. At his/her own pace, and based on his/her willingness. And for a writer like Ms. Mary Shelley, managing to gain access to the reader’s consensual and organic acceptance of a prolific idea, such as Victor Frankenstein’s monster, is an art mastered only by a select few. 

And this is how she does it with perfection, that surpasses every master of this art.

It will not be incorrect to believe that Victor Frankenstein’s monster is invincible. Nevertheless, the so-called creature that stands almost 8 feet tall, has a very frail side too. He feels the insensitivity of other human beings towards him, and often it is so intense that he begins to loathe them, and this feeling plunges him into deep despair which further escalates into acrimonious feelings towards mankind. Whenever Victor Frankenstein’s monster undergoes this emotional subjugation at the hands of callous human beings, the reader tends to pity this so-called creature due to his helplessness and state of utter desperation.

By doing so, the writer successfully manages to show the humane aspect of a monster that is technically human. And when this narrative settles in the reader’s mind, he/she is unwilling to accept that Victor Frankenstein’s monster challenges God. Because the science fiction novel, Frankenstein does not aim to achieve this objective at all.

And being able to discuss the scientific possibility of such a bold idea, without  enraging the bull of pessimism, and allowing the dove to bear an aptly timed flight, via the storyline of Frankenstein; is within itself a marvel of literary achievement. 

Atleast that is my impression of Ms. Mary Shelley’s science fiction, Frankenstein.

On the contrary, the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, enrages the bull of pessimism, and yet the dove bears a free flight without much effort. Because the storyline of this science fiction, which is set in 2075, deals with real issues and technological snares that mankind will be dealing with in 2075. 

In the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, I have raised a few important questions that we should begin addressing now.

How will humans experience love in 2075? This science fiction novel navigates through the possibility of men and women falling in love with machines, without knowing they are robots imitating human emotions. Will you still dare to fall in love in 2075 or will you strive to tell the difference between a human lover and a robotic lover?

This Sci-fi novel tells the story of a man who falls in love with a real woman in 2075. And how he struggles to feel human and keep his emotional composition intact.

This Sci-fi story ( They Loved in 2075 ) also aims at revealing why the man chose to love a real woman and not a never ageing and always beautiful woman with synthetic feelings. In 2075, this might be a choice we all will have to make. Especially our children!

It in no way is a literary equal of Ms. Mary Shelley’s science fiction, Frankenstein, but in every way it is the story of evolved Frankenstein’s Monster. Because in 2075, when the world will be teaming with self aware machines. What makes you think they will not act as revengefully as Frankenstein’s Monster. Moreover, Frankenstein’s Monster was invincible to some extent, but self aware and AI powered machines in 2075, will be immortal and invincible both. 

Thai is what makes the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, so uniquely interesting. 

To discover how I have enraged the bull, and yet capacitated the dove to fly. Please read the scifi They Loved in 2075!

Science Fiction - Gravity, Time And Science

 

Gravity, Time And Science, That Sounds Like Fiction!

When there was infinity everywhere, and neither order nor chaos existed in the universe. It was dark, silent, and still, like a human thought that has never been cultivated by the mind of a man or woman, and lies in its purity of existence, just within the walls of the mind. With no existence in the palpable reality, where thoughts and human imagination, by means of human action, will produce wonders like: CERN and James Webb Telescope.

The universe was everywhere, yet nowhere. There was darkness that spread everywhere and it seemed to have a secret companionship with infinity. Possible only through a virtue that cancels every other virtue, nothingness. And yet, in this nothingness, nestled infinity, with endless virtues waiting to create new entanglements with different and myriad loops of reality. As of now just a single reality existed, seemingly only the state of nothingness prevailed. Whereas in this nothingness was breeding infinity, that shall lead to the creation of a universe with everything- Endless and vast array of possibilities. Where reality was breeding a prism with multidimensional incidences of reality, and it was waiting, just like a patient serpent coiled in some safe corner, to emerge from its hibernation when the  time was right.

Finally after a long wait, and after having experienced the state of nothingness for infinity, something stirred and it led to the mutiny, where the stillness of universe was breached, leading to interaction of every incidence cast by the multidimensional prism of the universe, and in the process of this agitation, the universe shook, and the slumbering nothingness, entangled with every awakening force of the once sleeping universe, and the random instances of awakenings, led to an explosion, that was big and it banged across the infinity of the universe.

As the universe felt these reverberations of the now wakeful universe, infinity got captured on an ever expanding web of time, and the darkness of the universe was dispelled by light. And the new order was established. The order where every element of the universe could now be understood and measured by using values from the now awake entity, the reality of time and light.

Now, time was everywhere, it was always there ahead of everything. As it spread far and wide, with it came order and synchronisation, where gravity established its supremacy as the Titan who rules over infinity, because without it, now infinity would lose its true value and with it, it now had a more assertive existence. 

Here it would be justified to quote a hymn I had heard when I was a young boy. The opening lyrics of a famous TV serial titled Bharat Ek Khoj, which in English translates as : Discovery of India. 

Play the lyrics of the afore specified TV serial by clicking on this link:

Translation:

The NASADIYA SUKTA also of Rig Veda says " In the beginning there was neither existence nor non- existence, no realm, no sky, no air, no earth. There was neither mortality nor immortality, neither any form nor name, neither day nor night.; Darkness concealed darkness. There was, however, only one thing: 'Breath which breathed breathlessly.' This breath desired to create and there was creation. The Gods themselves were not there. How was it formed or was it not formed at all? God only knows; Maybe he knows; Maybe he knows not"

From 'ASAT' -( Non-being) arose 'SAT'- (being). The opposites that are yet complementary entities whose interaction produced and maintained everything.

Does this not sound like the saying " The Lord said 'let there be light ' and there was light"?

Everything is actually referring to the same fact.

Quoted from this source

I am certain it is getting interesting and you are already in a position to understand where this is leading.

"Let there be light" is an English translation of the Hebrew יְהִי אוֹר‎ (yehi 'or) found in Genesis 1:3 the first part of the Hebrew Bible. This means there was darkness, and to cast that darkness away, light needed to prevail.

Do you need more proof about the nothingness and stillness of the universe? I think there is no harm in knowing more.

You will be amazed to know that even Islamic texts, very clearly refer to Big Bang.

The Qur'an says that "the heavens and the earth were joined together as one unit, before We clove them asunder" (21:30). Following this big explosion, Allah "turned to the sky, and it had been (as) smoke. He said to it and to the earth: 'Come together, willingly or unwillingly.' They said: 'We come (together) in willing obedience'" (41:11). Thus the elements and what was to become the planets and stars began to cool, come together, and form into shape, following the natural laws that Allah established in the universe.

Quoted from this source

Now the question that arises here, is how could someone, when science and technology existed in their raw forms, talk about such facts? And these scriptures have existed for thousands of years now. 

This blog post does not attempt to prove the existence of God. But it definitely makes a sincere attempt to establish the credibility of Big Bang as that cosmic event that created time, light, space and everything that can be measured and proven mathematically.

If we consider the functioning of the universe, it looks like a colossal laboratory, where atoms are almost always forming bonds and forming combinations of atoms leading to molecules with mysterious properties. Mysterious because, the chemistry we are aware of is limited to our understanding of the universe based on the ability of our space probes to venture far into space and send us data that reveals new secrets every time we look at these data sets.

But, in regions called the star factories, the chemistry at work is totally different and it produces molecules with properties so strange that they challenge our existing knowledge of Chemistry. 

This makes me believe that science is at work at every level, because in the universe that may appear chaotic, actually nothing is random, even chaos is at play to establish order. Order, that ensures the existence of the universe. 

We all know stars are formed and they die. Now if stars would go on consuming gases to fuel their reactions to produce immense volume of energy, the universe would be a  deadly place, with an inferno-like state that never seems to end. But when stars die they die for a reason. In cosmos every act is orchestrated based on a will that is predefined, in a way that it does not need external interference. It is like an algorithm that keeps evolving and perfecting itself. And every element in the universe is a part of this algorithm with millions of logical statements and conditionals stacked together. Any alteration in this logic could trigger a chain reaction of catastrophes that could disrupt the order in the Universe. To such an extent that it could threaten the existence of our species. 

Universe is like a silk carpet, where every tiny silk thread contributes to the aesthetic value and completion of the design/pattern of the carpet. You remove a single silk thread, after a while the silk carpet will lose its shape because of the knots that will now tend to loosen. And when it comes to the design/pattern you may not even want to consider it to be aesthetically appealing now. The universe is like this carpet, you remove a single thread and after sometime, the universe may turn into an absolute state of chaos where it will seem to pursue just one goal, to devour everything, and lead it back into the state of nothingness, an everlasting stillness, where nothing exists, neither light nor time. Only commotion in perpetual motion, until it attains the state of stillness, to further evolve into nothingness!

But, like any intelligent machine created by humans, the universe has precautionary measures in place. When components or building blocks of the universe turn awry, the mysterious particle, The Dark Matter, takes the center stage, and I have strong reasons to believe that it tries to repair the carpet by filling the knot that got removed due to external forces. Possibly humans or other thinking species that might exist in the universe. 

In one of my blog posts, I mentioned precision engineered atoms that have the capacity to react with any atom, irrespective of their octet or non octet state. 

Here is the blog post

And in universe, when there is utter chaos, the Dark matter seems to be the only force that could initiate the repair work. Even if we look at the human body, where a wound heals due to the repair mechanism of the cells. Similarly, I believe the universe is a conscious thing and it too needs repairs, and there has to be something that would trigger this repair work. 

Black holes, although associated with dark forces of the Universe, actually serve a very benign purpose, that of maintaining balance and not letting galaxies collide into one another. And if we look at the black holes, they appear to be spread across the universe with randomised sequencing. But if we look at them closely they have a very definite position in the universe. 

And it would be remarkable data driven research that could open our gate to Heavens, if we could gather data on blackholes and work out an algorithm that defines their location. Once we have this data, we can understand many mysterious workings of the universe, and I am certain, it would also offer us a deeper understanding of the God particle and the purpose of Dark Matter.

As of now, from whatever research has been accomplished on these mysterious particles and matter, they are believed to hold the universe together. Like scaffolding. But, I believe apart from scaffolding, they also work as healing agents of the universe. And being atoms with valencies that according to me are dynamic and not static values, they always trick us into believing that we are looking at atom X, whereas it is neither atom X nor atom Y. With its dynamic/variable valency, it can be anything and everything. That perfect God Particle and Dark Matter capable of healing every wound that the universe sustains. Afterall universe too is a huge machine working day and night. And the universe is not only about stars, planets and celestial bodies, it is a lot more than that. It is a perfectly sequenced cluster of balances and counterbalances.

Wow, it seems I am in my science fiction mode of thinking. And logical assessment of the Universe does not seem to collide with the principles of reality, when one is thinking “in science fiction mode.” Afterall, in the beginning there was nothing, there was neither time nor light.” So it proves, from fiction, facts that meet every logical argument of reality can arise, if one has the imaginative bravado and the necessary element of creativity.

And trust me, you do not have to be God to achieve this. Because no matter how hard we try, we cannot be God and we should not play one!

But, if we can understand the exact purpose and workings of the God particle and Dark Matter, perhaps we can afford another Big Bang. Then we shall be the creators of both Light and Time, bound by the force like Gravity. And I believe at CERN we are already simulating miniature versions of Big Bang. And the scientists there, who I think would be science fiction like innovative thinkers, are already seeing God particles in action. They are repeatedly blasting fiction against the robust wall of reality.

But how it sets the commotion in the universe in a state of motion that is more systematic, will have to be understood in more detail. And that is where understanding Dark Matter acquires the status of the real matter. The Gravitinos.

Quoting from the home page of the CERN’s official website:

You and everything around you are made of particles.

“But when the universe began, no particles had mass; they all sped around at the speed of light.

Stars, planets and life could only emerge because particles gained their mass from a fundamental field associated with the Higgs boson.

The existence of this mass-giving field was confirmed in 2012, when the Higgs boson particle was discovered at CERN.”

Now this is the actual Nobel prize moment:

“With the basic properties of the Higgs boson established, it might appear that what remains to be done is just a few more coupling measurements to complete the table and that’s it. But there’s much more to it than that.

The Higgs boson is a mysterious particle, different in several ways from all particles seen so far, and connected to many unanswered questions in physics. The most well known connection is with the Brout-Englert-Higgs (BEH) mechanism that gives mass to the W and Z force carrier particles. Physicists have now seen that the Higgs field is also responsible for the masses of the heaviest of the three generations of matter particles, but whether it also gives mass to the other two remains to be seen.”

This is what I have emphasised on, via my several blog posts, it is time to invest in and study new Physics. I would call it the Physics to understand the Heavens!

The future

Again quoting from the CERN website: “The Higgs Boson is a fantastic laboratory for new physics searches. The journey is only just beginning.”

New possibilities and the Dark Matter

Now if you are thinking why do we need New Physics. This should convince you.

“The scientists who discovered the Higgs boson, the so-called God Particle, have set their sights on even bigger prey – dark matter.

The Atlas and CMS teams at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are investigating a hypothesis that the Higgs boson itself might decay into the mysterious particles thought to make up 80 per cent of the stuff in the universe.”

The dark matter

Now 80% of the stuff in  the universe is not a ratio that one can ignore. Do you think otherwise?

If we understand this, then science fiction writers will have to rethink how to write science fiction, because then physics will attain Midas touch like qualities, in reality. And to keep the community of brave scientists enthused enough to delve further into the understanding of Dark Matter, science fiction writers will have to take their flight of imagination beyond the Dark Matter, they will have to reach the boundary of infinity. And at that stage, like always, science fiction writing will motivate few scientists to sit together and ponder on the main question, “where do we go from here?”

Because with the understanding of Dark Matter, we would scale the limits of infinity. And when that happens, it is either an eternal end or a new beginning, and we will have to choose with caution!

Here I would like to quote a few lines from one of poems, that offers a different perspective on eternity and mortality.

With mortal thoughts one can never seek immortality,

Just like a beautiful rose of Summer cannot create an eternally beautiful garden of memory,

So my darling let us seek eternity, where immortality lies in its absolute piety,

Towards the seekers of the illusive Summer rose that beautifies every memory,

You can read the complete poem on goodreads.

And in my science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, I too have created a story that imagines beyond the God particle, but without losing the grip of reality. That is why the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, asks many questions that would be a reality in 2075, and if we are to avoid falling victim to this evolving and unpredictable reality, it is very important that we address these questions now.

They Loved in 2075, is a science fiction novel that asks real questions through an exciting story. How will humans experience love in 2075? This science fiction novel navigates through the possibility of men and women falling in love with machines, without knowing they are robots imitating human emotions. Will you still dare to fall in love in 2075 or will you strive to tell the difference between a human lover and a robotic lover?

This Sci-fi novel tells the story of a man who falls in love with a real woman in 2075. And how he struggles to feel human and keep his emotional composition intact.

This Sci-fi novel also aims at revealing why the man chose to love a real woman and not a never ageing and always beautiful woman with synthetic feelings. In 2075, this might be a choice we all will have to make. Especially our children!

And choosing to read the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, is the first right step in this direction.

As you take your step in the direction of responsible reading, I am working on the second part of the scifi novel, They Loved in 2075. It will deal with much bolder scientific ideas, and based on my initial review of the second part of this science fiction, it will open new avenues of adventurous scientific thinking, where Dark Matter is forced to have a direct confrontation with the light of reality. Though for now, merely in the science fiction novel, titled: They Loved in 2075!

Let there be light of new scientific thinking and brave physics!

Science Fiction - Scene From The Future

 

A scene from the future!

“Nowhere!” 

Cried Saabir and he dashed into the underground enclosure. There he incessantly started screaming again: “Nowhere, nowhere, not even a trace today. It is nowhere!”

With these words, still hanging on the edges of his lips, he held a hand that stretched out from the first row of the crowd that had gathered around him, and gradually he pulled her towards him. And she too with gradual steps got closer to him, and both of them embraced. Then Saabir addressed the crowd with these words, that he spoke with tremendous control over the rate at which the words poured out from his mouth.

“The lake is there but the fresh water is nowhere! What shall we drink now and how will we find another fresh water source or an alternative that will compensate for this loss?”

On hearing these words the crowd sighed almost univocally, “With no water anywhere, what shall we do?” 

Moreover, with very low annual rainfall, there seemed little hope to replenish the lost and their only source of freshwater. In 2075 this is a common scene in human communities across the world.

But sometimes, science fiction novel-like ideas can be real saviours and in case of Saabir and his community, at least it is the only reality that offers them a second chance in the extremely hostile world. Where water is the new gold.

In 2075, Global warming is at its peak and the heat of the sun easily crosses 50 degrees mark on the mercury- In most of the places. Including many regions in Europe and America as well. But, like they say there is a flip side to everything. It is the same with Global warming too. 

It is due to the rising temperatures that few highly innovative scientific ideas have become possible and are the logical foundation of smart cities and smart technology in 2075, that is reinventing scientific concepts at a dramatic scale.

Saabir and his team are spearheading this movement of scientific change, where preservation of Earth’s ecosystem is the primary goal, and promoting lifestyles that support coexistence of humans with the Earth’s ecosystem that supports other life forms, including trees as well, is the sanctum of this premise of thought. Aimed at reviving the lost or depleted oxygen rich ecosystem of Earth.

Listed below are a few concepts that Saabir and his team are working on to build the smart cities of 2075 and beyond.

CONCEPT 1

1- Breathing oxygen

It is a well established fact that global warming is a direct outcome of increased levels of CO2 gas in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide that is responsible for trapping heat, results in direct increase of heat due to the increase in CO2 levels.

But Saabir and his team see it as an opportunity, a sort of blessing in disguise. 

Wondering how?

Carbon dioxide is a combination of a single Carbon atom that combines with two Oxygen atoms. That means, every CO2 molecule offers the potential to cultivate two Oxygen atoms. 

But how can we achieve this, can we replicate a photosynthesis-like energy generation model of plants and trees, and use similar chemical reactions to generate oxygen?

Is it doable, or is it a secret chemical reaction that can only be catalyzed by plants and trees?

Is growing trees the only solution?

Too many questions, and they shall remain questions with no answers as long as we do not try and possess the courage to fail. Because if we try and fail we at least know it does not work this way, and we should adopt a different approach. 

Based on their strenuous and mentally gruelling research, Saabir and his team have worked out a miracle-like scientific solution to this problem- By developing smart cities that breathe. Here is the best part, they breathe out oxygen, and that too in huge quantities.

Covalent bonding in Carbon Dioxide

Both Carbon and Oxygen are tugged in the eternal battle to achieve a stable valency. Perfect octet state i.e. 8 electrons in outer shell.

And here is where the real magic happens.

Carbon has 4 outer shell electrons and it needs  4 more to achieve the octet state.

Whereas.

Oxygen has 6 outer shell electrons and needs only two to achieve octet state.

As a result of this requirement to achieve octet state, two atoms from carbon bond with oxygen atom, as a result oxygen achieves 8 electrons in the outermost shell.

This bonding helps oxygen to achieve its stable state or so to say, a happy state. But the question is, can it be happier or is carbon atom unhappy, when it forms covalent bonds with oxygen? 

Because bonding between atoms to form molecules is like a relationship, where both have to contribute equally in order to achieve that perfect state of happiness. But when it comes to this bonding, the carbon atom is pulled by Oxygen to satisfy its need for stabilising its outer shell with 8 electrons. But what about Carbon? It is still unhappy and if its requirement to stabilise its outer shell by gaining 4 electronics is met, it will achieve the happy state that oxygen enjoys in CO2 molecules.

“Are you getting my point?”

This was Saabir’s question to his team and his girlfriend. And they all nodded their heads, until one of the excited team members asked him to explain it further.

Saabir is a strong proponent of artificially engineered atoms. By investing in this technology he proposes to react the artificially engineered atom with the CO2 molecules, whereby, a new reaction would lead to the release of Oxygen atoms and the Carbon atom will bond with this artificially engineered atom. Wherein the nature of the engineered atom will be neutral, and it will imitate the properties of the oxygen atom, but when it bonds with Carbon, it will not change the makeup of Carbon atom as such, it will only make it believe it has achieved valency of 8 electrons, with minimum changes to its basic structure. Therefore, the new molecule that gets created due to this reaction, will be like a free radical with neutral existence. It will have a pseudo existence of a CO2 or any other molecule, but in actuality it will just be an atom of carbon.

But for this reaction to take place, light and heat are needed and this is where Saabir has worked out a way to catalyse this reaction via precision engineered glass that is used on window panes, rooftops; and with sunshine and heat abundantly available in 2075, Saabir proposes to use these glass windows to work as leaves on plants and generate oxygen.

However, he still wants his team to think of better alternatives, that would ensure the byproducts of this reaction are not harmful in any way, and the smart glass windows, also need a sensor based trigger, through which they sense the concentration of CO2 in the outer ecosystem, and based on this calculation, these glasses trigger or block the reaction to generate oxygen. Because releasing too much oxygen into the atmosphere can have many negative impacts, It can cool the Earth to such an extent that fruit and crops that take 3 months to ripen will take more than 8 months to ripen, and few may never ripen at all. And there are many other hidden repercussions that can be devastating if not considered at the very outset.

Saabir knows this is something that still needs a well established POC ( proof of concept ) but according to him and his team, in nature there are many instances which prove it is possible to generate engineered atoms and molecules. Because in the end bonds are like human relationships, and atoms like human beings are hungry for bonds where interests of both are met. Based on this logic, he feels it is possible to create an atom, that will be like the holy grail of all atoms known to modern day Chemistry, because it will be the true “God Particle” that can infiltrate any molecule and achieve desired or engineered bonding to completely change/neutralise the nature of the molecule, with or without overhauling the structure of the atoms.

And this is a possibility that cannot be denied, many experts of chemistry may reject a concept of this sort, not because it breaks any laws of known chemistry or physics, but purely because it ventures into chemistry that is extremely brave and adventurous.

But a mind with evil intentions can create negative elements from anything, no matter how positive the scientific idea is. Similarly, chemistry which is brave and fresh like this concept, can easily be misused.

How?

Simple. I can take this God particle, infiltrate it into a particular region, and I can alter the very makeup of that ecosystem. Where now every Oxygen atom will be nothing but a Carbon Monoxide molecule. When that happens you can imagine what could be its repercussions. It will be warfare with God like powers designated to anybody with the know-how of this technology.

That is one reason, Saabir has not yet disclosed the main principle that would support this kind of reaction and create a precision engineered glass that breathes out oxygen just like leaves- And only a city with these features shall qualify to be the smart city that indeed is smart.

A city where a stream of water passes through the main park and where families have flower pots and few vegetables growing in earthen pots, is not a smart city. It is just a city that is mocking the very title, “smart city” because in a smart city even waste water is utilised, and nothing gets wasted. Just like the living creations in nature. 

If we look at nature, it is only humans who produce waste that is not biodegradable or waste that is harmful for the ecosystem. A smart city that is truly smart should be like a living organism fashioned based on the principles of nature, where God is the smart creator, and indeed God is smart. That is why the Holy Bible and the the Holy Quran refer to God as “all knowing.” And maybe it is this belief of the scientists too that echoes in their naming of the most mysterious particle of the universe, “The God Particle.”

And I think God is exceptionally smart, and no AI or quantum computer is capable of fathoming this level of intelligence, because God is selfless. And humans……… Hnmmmmn. I will let you decide that, because The Holy Bible says, “do not judge anybody, that is only for the God to decide.” So I will let every reader of this blog be a judge who does not judge others, instead, he/she judges his/her own self. By means of slight introspection, and I am sure if they do it well and with honesty, we will be able to reverse Climate Change and Global Warming as well. Because only then the universe shall unlock bigger mysteries and allow us to play God, on a trial basis at least. 

And maybe, manufacturing precision engineering and chemistry based smart glasses will be the first step in this direction.

CONCEPT II

Smart clothing. Although this is being tested and applied to manufacture nano technology based  clothes. Saabir wants to take it to the next level. 

Saabir and his team believe that smart clothing too is an integral component of an authentic and original smart city.

I am sure you remember the movie After Earth, where Will Smith and his son play the lead roles.

After Earth

After Earth Video on Smart Clothes

Now please do not tell me that you did not notice the smart clothing that reacted based on the external stimuli- When Will Smith’s son is cast against the bare elements of the alien planet, where everything wants to kill him.

Now you must be thinking that it was just a science fiction movie where anything is possible. But Saabir and his team believe concepts like this are possible in reality as well.

Humans have 5 senses that work as input channels for the brain. Based on the inputs received from these 5 senses, the human brain then produces a reaction that gets translated into action or a palpable reaction via the human body. And smart clothing should be able to simulate this logic.

Anyway, now let me get to the main point.

I am sure you are aware of the main groups of heat-resistant alloys: high chrome nickel austenitic alloys, also known as heat resistant stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, cobalt chrome nickel-based alloys, and molybdenum titanium alloys.

And Liquid helium that has a boiling point of -452 degrees F below zero; it is the coldest material known. It is also the only material on Earth that never exists as a solid, only as a cryogenic liquid and as a gas.

Now imagine a smart clothing based on nanotechnology that weaves two layers:

1- When the sensor embedded in smart clothing senses heat , it activates the heat resistant alloy as an active layer over the smart clothing, and the person wearing the clothing feels cooler

2- In extreme heat, the sensor triggers a micro thin layer of helium with an insulator base, so that it does not freeze the human body.

Now that is really smart. Isn’t it!

And smart clothing with these capabilities will be smart in the true sense of the phrase "smart city". Until we do that, let us continuously work to make our cities smarter and better to cope with Global warming, while reducing their carbon footprint to net zero.

Achieving a net zero level of Carbon footprint is possible only if we implement smart concepts without ignoring any component involved in the development of final product. We need to consider every part of the chain that contributes to the development of a smart city. It even includes considering where the labor force needed to build the smart city lives. If they live in traditional cities where the carbon footprint is skyrocketing, then the smart city where they are employed is not smart at all. Moreover, all humans are equal and we all should have access to fundamental joys that are necessary to lead a happy, fulfilling and comfortable life.

Saabir still cries, "nowhere nowhere!" But he does not stop there because he wants to reach somewhere, with his community and his girlfriend. And his belief that good change is always possible, only if we are not residing with people who fail to realise that the word "Impossible" actually means: IM Possible!

And as the writer of this blog post, and as a fond reader of science fiction novels, I side with Saabir and his community of men and women, who believe in God as much as they do in the God particle. Where the known normal is manipulated to achieve a still unknown reality called net zero carbon emissions. By employing technology that takes human thought into a zone where breeding concepts, like the ones discussed by Saabir with his team, can be accomplished.

But thank God, Saabir is not alone.

Concepts like decarbonising aviation are already gaining popularity.

And in my science fiction novel, They loved in 2075, I too have attempted to create a storyline that revolves around the essence of this blog post. It asks a few bold and direct questions that we ought to ask now. How will humans experience love in 2075? This science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, navigates through the possibility of men and women falling in love with machines, without knowing they are robots imitating human emotions. Will you still dare to fall in love in 2075 or will you strive to tell the difference between a human lover and a robotic lover?

This Sci-fi novel tells the story of a man who falls in love with a real woman in 2075. And how he struggles to feel human and keep his emotional composition intact.

This Sci-fi story also aims at revealing why the man chose to love a real woman and not a never ageing and always beautiful woman with synthetic feelings. In 2075, this might be a choice we all will have to make. Especially our children!

And to achieve this level of foresight and innovation, it is important to step off the catwalk prompted science and innovation, because the true vogue of boundary smashing science lies in first thinking, and then doing the impossible. And trust me, it is possible, only if we dare to reinvent the ramp of scientific thinking for that perfect catwalk of science driven thinking!

So I present to you the ramp, in the form of these extremely challenging, but achievable concepts, and I offer you absolute freedom to invent your spell binding catwalk, and leave the community of pessimists stunned and wonderstruck.

Be the showstopper that you are born to be!

Titan Submersible - RIP

 

Titan Submersible That Dared to Explore 

The Abode of The Titans!

Submersible.

 

Definition according to the dictionary:

Designed to operate while submerged

And this is what was expected from the Titan Submersible. It was meant to operate flawlessly while remaining submerged- Titan Sub was capable of reaching depths of 4000 metres below sea level. And sustain incredible pressure building upon it from all sides. 

However, due to some technical failure the Titan submersible imploded, instantly killing all 5 passengers onboard the Titan submersible.

The 5 occupants of the Titan Submersible were believed to include :

• British billionaire Hamish Harding

• OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush

• Legendary Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet

• British businessman Shahzada Dawood and Dawood's 19-year-old son Suleman

Latest news on Titanic sub

After the Submersible went missing, it was confirmed that the Titan Submersible had imploded, and all its 5 occupants had died. 

The director of the famous movie, Titanic, also expressed his grief and shock, when he learned about the missing submersible.

Titanic director James Cameron accuses OceanGate of cutting corners

Although war footing based rescue missions were launched by the US and Canadian governments. Rescuing the submersible was a race against time, and in this seemingly losing battle, the news about the Titan Subs implosion, confirmed that the technology used in the submersible was obsolete and it was the major factor that had allowed the unforgiving nature of the oceanic abyss, seal the fate of the Titan Sub, and with it, the fate of the 5 occupants as well. 

Please Note : OceanGate was the operator of the Titan Submersible 

I think sometimes we underestimate the “brute force” of nature that does not spare anyone. If the thrill seekers of the deep ocean are not well prepared and fully equipped to deal with the unpredictable nature of one of the most powerful elements of nature i.e. Water. Then it tantamount to committing suicide, and if the thrill seekers still hope with confidence to see the sunrise tomorrow. then I would say, we are underestimating one of the formidable forces of nature. The water!

And when it comes to submersibles, especially Titan Sub, capable of operating at an incredible depth of 4000 metres, there is no room for errors, and being equipped with alternatives that would operate as self rescue options in case the submersible malfunctions, becomes imperative. And from all the online news sources available on Titan Sub, there were no life saving alternatives available with the occupants of the Titan Sub. And the same was highlighted by the famous Hollywood director, Mr. James Cameron as well.

I am a science fiction enthusiast, and I passionately believe it is in human nature to push the boundaries of technology and challenge the God of abyss. Poseidon. And it is for this reason I like Greek mythology because the Greeks appear to have a God or a Titan attributed to every force that exists in the cosmos.

The Greek Mythology, by assigning Gods and Titans to manage the workings of the universe, indirectly points to the need for technological advancement, if we are to enter into these deep and abyss like realms of knowledge, where Gods of the dark or abyss reside. And when we enter their domain, the best prayer would be to venture into this unknown realm with full preparation and complete knowledge of all the possibilities that we may encounter. And in case of the Titan Sub, where 5 valuable lives were lost, almost no heed was paid to this fact of the deep and merciless ocean.

And before I proceed any further with this blog post, I feel the need to write an ode in honour of the 5 occupants of the Titan sub, who lost their lives.

An Ode to The Occupants of The Titan Sub

In the depths where everything is dark,

Nothing exists and one tends to lose every mark,

Of the reality that lies above,

And the memories of the ones you love,

Appear to float by like voluptuous sirens,

And you think of the benevolent Titans,

Then as the pressure mounts you hear a creaking sound,

Slowly building up inside the hollow chamber where now only fear does abound,

Then as your heart races and it does frantically pound,

You feel you are to an unknown and impending doom bound,

And you summon all your Gods in the form of your fears,

And you gauge the ferocity of all the snares,

Building from above, bottom, left and right,

It is then you hold your equally fearful companion’s hand tight,

And you remember all that you loved and those you still love,

But they are far up and above, and you are here in the abyss now,

Where darkness spreads endlessly and the creaking sound becomes louder,

And all of a sudden you feel you are hit by a titanic sized aqueous boulder,

Everything implodes, but only your heart and your memories explode,

As they surface on the horizon of perception and your loved ones rush to the abode,

Of the Gods where castles of prayers are erected,

Prayers rising from the heart that gods have not defected,

There they rush, and implore,

But the Titans become quieter and they think Gods too ignore,

The cries of the lamenting and remorseful heart,

But little do they know praying is not an art,

It is a feeling sublime and serene that arises from within,

And when expressed with sincerity in the universe its resonance does deepen,

And then Gods respond with care,

And they always say, “darling, there is nothing to fear.”

This sounds assuaging for many reasons, known and unknown,

And your kin and kith experience the familiarity in these consolations offered by the unknown,

And to the five departed adventurers of the deep sea,

I hope in their Heavenward journey, now they shall new wonders see,

And be the part of a greater adventure,

That I call the God’s enterprising venture,

As for the wonder of the abyss,

There shall always be someone who for its thrill would miss,

Anything and everything else,

Because if he/she doesn't, then he/she will be someone else,

That is why they dare to take on the Gods of the dark and deep,

Because human passion is something that into the soul does seep,

And unless tasted and confronted, this adventurer residing within the soul does not let him/her to sleep,

So let me wish the 5 adventurers all the best on their new journey,

Where there is no need for submersibles for in that world one attains natural buoyancy, and this too is one hell of a journey!

As for those woe struck loved ones still residing in the realm of gravity,

I hope they find assuaging moments in their thoughtful proclivity,

Where they notice the universe flowing through their departed and loved one,

Because every adventure is an expression of belief in love for someone,

That someone who does not fear the abyss,

That someone who dares to be the one, and never miss,

The adventures that await him/her in those unknown realms,

Where even the Titans sometimes bear signs of qualms,

There let us go and seek the knowledge that awaits to reveal itself,

Only if the adventurer believes in himself/herself,

And I think that is where all 5 adventurers can always be found,

In the realm of the Titans where knowledge does abound, where knowledge does abound!

When I read the news about the Titan Sub’s implosion, I felt a deep wave of grief flowing through me, and for a moment I questioned my love for reading science fiction novels. Where abyss like adventures abound and they present themselves as that calling from the destiny that awaits the adventurer in each one of us. The adventurer who wants to explore the unseen and dive into the unknown with a memory of an instinct that feels so familiar and known, and urges the adventurer to hitch his/her thoughts to this time machine, where the destination is always a new adventure waiting to be experienced.

But it also cautions that science fiction lies in the boundary of “fiction,” at many a time “fantasy fiction.” And it is upto the reader and the adventurer within the reader, that he/she is able to tell fiction and reality apart. Because without this due diligence an adventure is most likely to end up as a tragedy. 

And drawing from this thought it would make sense that in future security measures and safety alternatives that would help the adventurers of the deep to avert such a tragic end, are included and not overlooked. Then maybe, infinite hopes, wishes, desires and many more adventures will not suffocate and succumb to the pressure of the abyss.

To satisfy the spirit of this blog post, I will keep it exclusively as an ode for the adventurers who were the true heroes of the abyss, where Poseidon, behind the veil of the darkness bowed before their courage and the explorer residing in them was exalted to dwell among the Titans who dare to accomplish the extraordinary! 

I have every reason to believe that as the submersible must have imploded, the bottom of the sea must have gone silent for a moment and it must have paid its befitting homage to the 5 adventurers who explored the abyss in such proximity.

On this note, and with hope, that in future with advanced technology, such tragedies will be avoided; and the adventurers who have this compulsive habit of challenging the Titans of the abyss, will have all the quality tested means to become their facilitators in quenching their desire for adventure, that somehow always manages to seek the ones with the right valour, who then become limitless in their adventure.

Rest in peace the famous five:

• Hamish Harding

• Stockton Rush

• Paul-Henri Nargeolet

• Shahzada Dawood and Dawood's 19-year-old son Suleman

PS. This blog post belongs to the most rare of men/women. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some brave men/women are born posthumously.

Originally quoted by : Friedrich Nietzsche