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| '''Teleportation''', or '''Teletransportation''', is the theoretical transfer of ] or ] from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject of ] ], film, and television. | '''Teleportation''', or '''Teletransportation''', is the theoretical transfer of ] or ] from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject of ] ], film, and television. | ||
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The earliest recorded story of a "matter transmitter" was ]'s "The Man Without a Body" in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/T/teleportation.html|title=Teleportation in early science fiction|publisher=The Worlds of David Darling|accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> | ||
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For other uses, see Teleportation (disambiguation).Teleportation, or Teletransportation, is the theoretical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject of science fiction literature, film, and television.
Etymology
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The word teleportation was coined in 1931 by American writer Charles Fort to describe the strange disappearances and appearances of anomalies, which he suggested may be connected. He joined the Greek prefix tele- (meaning "distant") to the Latin verb portare (meaning "to carry"). Fort's first formal use of the word was in the second chapter of his 1931 book, Lo!: "Mostly in this book I shall specialize upon indications that there exists a transportory force that I shall call Teleportation," commenting that, "I shall be accused of having assembled lies, yarns, hoaxes, and superstitions. To some degree I think so myself. To some degree, I do not. I offer the data." Fort also suggested that teleportation might explain various allegedly paranormal phenomena.
The word teletransportation, which expands Fort's abbreviated term, was first employed by Derek Parfit as part of a thought exercise on identity.
Fiction
Main article: Teleportation in fictionThe earliest recorded story of a "matter transmitter" was Edward Page Mitchell's "The Man Without a Body" in 1877.
See also
References
- "Lo!: Part I: 2". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- "less well-known is the fact that Charles Fort coined the word in 1931" in Rickard, B. and Michell, J. Unexplained Phenomena: a Rough Guide special (Rough Guides, 2000 (ISBN 1-85828-589-5), p.3)
- Mr. X. "Lo!: A Hypertext Edition of Charles Hoy Fort's Book". Resologist.net. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- "Teleportation in early science fiction". The Worlds of David Darling. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
Further reading
- David Darling (2005). Teleportation: The Impossible Leap. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-71545-0.
- The Physics of Star Trek
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