Since its original publication in the 1909 Oxford and Cambridge Review, many of the speculated technologies featured in "The Machine Stops" have become common fixtures of life in the modern world.

Telephote, Global Communication Systems: Video Conferencing , Instant Messaging, the Internet

Air-Ships: Modern Aviation

The Medical Appartus: Teleoperated Breast Examination Robot

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