As
long as there have been science fiction writers, they have been predicting the
future. From H.G. Wells and Jules Verne on, what they have written has
often come to pass, for a good science
fiction writer knows his science. Mostly what they do is describe technology that hasn't been invented - yet.
The
lastest to prove prescient is good old Stan Lee, of Marvel Comics. His
invention in this case, this guy:
Now DARPA
(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the people who brought you
DARPANET (later called The Internet, then The Web, now The Cloud), are
currently working on an iron man suit for the military.
According
to the Army, the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS is
designed to provide ballistic protection to Special Operations Forces.
It will have much of what Tony Stark uses, sans flight and
an energy source that kills the user.
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