“Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist...”
This is who they get to report on Pentagon future weapons.
I seriously can’t tell what is real anymore. I want to wake up…
So was Jerry Pournelle (SF writer). He helped start the policy eval that led to THAAD antiballistic missile system.
And then there is Arthur C Clarke, the father of the communication satellites and even geosynchronous satellites.
Quite a few SF writers have been serious players in starting r&d projects or were true scientists/engineers.
Today's reality is tomorrow's fiction.