The Last Question by Isaac Asimov - 1956

"Will mankind one day without the net expenditure of energy be able to restore the sun to its full youthfulness even after it had died of old age?

Or maybe it could be put more simply like this: How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?

Multivac fell dead and silent. The slow flashing of lights ceased, the distant sounds of clicking relays ended.

Then, just as the frightened technicians felt they could hold their breath no longer, there was a sudden springing to life of the teletype attached to that portion of Multivac. Five words were printed: INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER. [...]"

http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

Russell Hoban - Riddley Walker

"Riddley WaIker is set in an unspecified, post-apocolyptic era in the future, when dogs have become humanity's enemies, and history is a rubble of allegory. It's told in a language that recalls the "smashed mess of mottage" of Finnegan's Wake, but Mr. Hoban's inventiveness guarantees that the language of Riddley is his own creation. Gutteral yet eloquent, we hear in it echoes of rudimentary English (and a tendency toward sagas) that evoke Beowulf, mixed with remnants of the technological catchphrases and political jargon of the 20th Century. "

http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban/riddley.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddley_Walker

Nov. 23, 1963: Doctor Who Materializes on BBC

"1963: At 6:15 on a cold, wet night, the BBC premieres its new family science fiction show, Doctor Who, with its first episode, “An Unearthly Child.” The series will become a legendary part of modern British folklore and the longest-running sci-fi series on TV.

Featuring a benevolent traveling alien known only as The Doctor, the series followed the adventures of the heroic Time Lord and his human companions through time and space."

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/11/1123dr-who-debuts

Little known sci-fi fact: James Doohan was shot 6 times on D-Day

"As a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Artillery, a young Doohan joined his Canuck compatriots for the assault on Juno Beach—navigating a minefield and taking out a pair of German sniper nests in the process. Before his time in France was over, Doohan would take four bullets in the leg, one in the hand—which would result in him losing his middle finger—and another in the chest, which would've killed him if not for the silver cigarette case in his pocket, which deflected the round."

http://blastr.com/2010/11/little-known-sci-fi-fact.php

Invisibility in Fiction

"The main problems occur however when the invisible object is a person. That person will effectively be blind. Why? Because the person’s retinas are invisible, the light will go straight through and will not be converted to electrical impulses to be sent to the brain. OK, don’t make the retinas invisible, (this is what HG Wells did in the invisible Man) but then you hit other problems, in that light will be hitting the retinas from all angles and will not have been focused by the lens, (unless it’s not invisible). So again the invisible person will be blinded, this time by bright light."

http://www.sellingbooks.com/invisibility-in-fiction/

Star Trek iPad App

"Star Trek PADD for iPad includes all the official data on ships, aliens, technologies, and even an episode guide, all wrapped in the eye-popping 24th century computer interface Starfleet uses."

Read more:http://www.businessinsider.com/star-trek-padd-app-2011-7

WD Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition (2011-09-15)

"First Annual Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition from Writer's Digest
Deadline: September 15, 2011
The place ... EARTH
The time … the not-so-distant future"

http://www.writersdigest.com/science-fiction-competition/?et_mid=510889&rid=55068380

It's Such a Beautiful Day

"It's Such a Beautiful Day describes a world where people no longer go outside instead they use a Door. This is like a cross between a teleporter, the Iconian Gateway and Stargate. It was first published in 1954 coming thirty-three years before TNG."

http://unstable-orbit.blogspot.com/2011/06/writers-blog-its-such-beautiful-day.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Such_a_Beautiful_Day