The idea of "time travel", "time machine" etc is pretty old now. It continues to be one of the most frequently used concepts in all type of fictional fantasies in movies, dramas, books, television etc. The question is that, will it be possible someday in reality to invent this kind of a "technology" or "system" that will enable us to travel back or forth in time...? Well I don’t know the answer to that. It maybe possible or may not be. But we do not have any limits on our imagination... let’s think of things that have not happened but may happen. Let’s do some "realistic imagination"...Imagine along with me.

Let’s get back to the basics of geometry. Recall the concept of two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects. We already know about three-dimensional photography, called stereoscopy. Imagine this stereoscopy or 3D photography has become highly advanced. It has evolved so much that now we have means of ‘recording’ in such a way that while watching the recorded film you do not experience viewing it on a single plane (screen) but you experience being inside the scene, and objects inside the photograph seem to be like actual objects around you.

This new advanced photography will be done using highly powerful and intelligent cameras that will not only record visual parameters and sounds but also other physical parameters such as temperature, pressure, light effects etc and maybe even rainfall. When the viewer will watch this scene later, exactly the same scene will be produced again. The viewer will feel that the scene is taking place in reality, but remember this will not be reality, but only an advanced 3D recording by our powerful camera system being shown inside a highly equipped virtual environment. In this virtual environment, the objects like humans, animals, vehicles, gardens, trees, landscapes etc will be virtual but the factors like temperature, light, pressure, rainfall etc will be real but exactly same as it was when the real scene was being recorded. Let us say this kind of photography is called as "Realoscopy".

Obviously, these kinds of advanced 3D recordings will not be projected and viewed over a simple two-dimensional screen. There will be some other highly advanced technology to view such "Realoscopic" recordings because it is expected to have the capacity to reproduce the same surroundings as existed at the time of shooting. Viewing of such video will be done using a technology or system consisting of a specialized room or studios where the recorded film can be re-viewed with the same effect and the viewer will get the feeling of being in those surroundings in person.

Now imagine that "Realoscopy" is not only "possible" but it has become so common, so easy and so widely available that we can record and store millions of realoscopic hours. As the recording is so common and easy lets assume that we have so many of those ‘special studios’ also easily available (around every corner of every street, like we have STD booths or Cyber Cafes now a days) where these "Realoscopic" videos can be watched.

Ok lets keep our "Realoscopy" aside for the time being, and think about something different, "google-earth" for a while.

Imagine about the advancement of the concept of viewing satellite images something similar to what google-earth does. Let’s combine the concept of google-earth with LIVE telecast. Imagine we have a mechanism where we give address of any location of earth and we start seeing a live telecast of that location. We will not see only stationary satellite pictures but our advanced system will show LIVE telecast of whatever area’s address we will provide. Imagine technology has developed so much that we do not require "sponsors" for any kind of live telecast; this system of worldwide-live-telecast is a simple software available at a very minimal price and its trial version is available as a freeware. Our WLT (worldwide live telecast) system is so strong that it shows close live telecast of any area of the earth without interruption and with high resolution and accuracy.
Well now, pick up our concept of Realoscopy that we had kept aside and let us combine WLT with "Realoscopy".

Imagine now you have a system that can record a "Realoscopic" film of any place on earth!!!
We already know that recording realoscopically is not an issue, and we can record millions of hours. We also know that we have a more advanced version of Google-earth sort of system called WLT that gives LIVE view (just like a soccer or cricket match is shown LIVE on TV channels) of any physical address of planet.

Imagine there is one system that is constantly recording Realoscopically the happenings of every place. In other words, we are recording reality taking place in every part of the world 24x7.
Our system has records of realoscopic films of anytime of any part of the world. Imagine I want to go 2 years back in time and see what was happening at that time at say, M G Road, Pune, India. I can do this using my system, by entering the past date and address of M G Road, Pune. I can get a copy of the realoscopic recording of two years back of M G Road Pune, India and view it in some "Special" studio where realoscopic videos can be viewed and you’ll actually feel that you are in past.
Remember the way we can use mouse cursor to navigate to different addresses in a google-earth map, similarly in a realoscopic scene you have to literally walk or move inside the virtual scene to move from one location to another, the way it happens in real world.
What is this... have we generated the first basic version of Time machine?
But... this machine has so many "question marks" on it
 

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Can we change some happenings of the past?
Are we going to be able to get realoscopic recordings of the happenings from the time which was before the invent of our "Version 1 of Time Machine"?
We will feel the surroundings around us but what about the objects, will they be mere illusions?
How will these virtual objects and people respond to us?

I know the concept of realoscopy and WLT and "Version 1 of Time Machine" is easy to visualize but difficult to believe. But, would you have believed me in 16th or 17th century if I told you that one day people will be able to communicate instantly even if they are thousands of miles apart ? Or say if in those times someone tried to explain the concept of LIVE telecast then would it have been possible for common man to believe such a concept?
 

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Another year has arrived; on schedule, with blank pages waiting to be filled. Ponder with me for a moment, if you will. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel in time? Recently, I was taking a writing course and the topic of time was approached. Later on, I was assigned to write an article on the subject and found the results of that research, fascinating!

As I’ve done many times in my writing career, I went to my trusty dictionary for guidance. I found that time, according to Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition defined as, “1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every moment there has ever been or ever will be and 2. the entire period of existence of the known universe; finite duration as distinguished from infinity.” The phrase that struck me the most was: “every moment there has ever been or ever will be.”

That phrase hit me as one coming from a higher source. If those words can be construed as true, then it gives credence to what Christ said so long ago, “I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, thus saith the Lord.” Of course, each of us can define that statement in his or her own way; but aren’t the words intriguing?

I think the first time I ever considered the words, time machine, was when I went to the movies years ago and saw the 1960 film, “The Time Machine.” It was a wonderful movie that showed what life was like over a century ago. Later in the movie, the time machine went forward way past the 21st century; thousands of years into the future. It was an intriguing movie because it made me wonder what life might be like thousands of years from now.

H.G.Wells’ movie version showed that some of the earthlings inhabiting that fictional future were warlocks who used “aboveground people,” known as the Eloi, for food and labor. These cannibals lived in underground caves and were dwarf-like, ugly, mean and cruel. The Eloi served as the warlock’s slaves and literally were food for the warlocks. This was frightening in itself but the movie also revealed something else terrifying; that at this period in time all knowledge of reading and writing had been banished and because of that, the Eloi had become illiterate, indifferent and mindless beings. They knew nothing on how to care for themselves or each other and were easily manipulated by the warlocks.

Fictional? Yes, but with centuries of no rules or regulations, no reading or analyzing and being controlled and manipulated by others, one might come to the conclusion that such a reclusive situation could happen. Some countries of the past and present have controlled and are controlling what their people read, think and do and the results have shown these people to be more subservient, fearful and docile; allowing the ruling government to think and do everything for them.

But, I digress. Is a time machine feasible? Could we see a time machine in our future or our children’s future? And, if so, what would we do with it? How would we use it? For good, or bad? And, where would we travel? Would be go back to the past, perhaps trying to change it? Or would we travel to the future? And once there, what would we do; what would we see?

From the Internet under the phrase “Time Machines” I found an intriguing article that was written about a man who came into a bookstore and café in New Zealand in 1998 and left several diagrams that showed plans for a “Polyphase Warp Harmonic Field Array” (a time travel device), known in the 23rd century as “Pacifica.” As he walked out of the bookstore that day he shouted, “with compliments from the future!” He was never seen or heard from again as well as the gentleman, Winston Whitaker, a senior physicist, who examined the documents and was trying to find a way to make the machine operable. This was fascinating reading and gave me pause to think that perhaps this feat has already been accomplished and will be revealed, soon.

Personally, I believe that time travel will occur, possibly in the 21st or 22nd century. If this device were available now, I know exactly where I would travel. I would travel back to the age of the Roman Empire and see if I could find out what really brought down that powerful nation. Much has been written about the fall of the Roman Empire but I wonder, what were the hidden, internal conflicts/turmoil that brought about such a monumental demise? Some past civilizations were destroyed from within; that is to say that inner moral decadence and indifference destroyed the people and their country.

Well, I guess I’ll have to wait and see if this fantastic achievement will occur in my lifetime. Or, maybe I could try and build such a machine? This is highly unlikely since my mechanical skills are lacking.. However, maybe one of the best ways to understand and better handle time might be to heed what my father used say, “Time and money wait for no man.”

Sadly, I’ve found his statement to be true. We cannot touch or hold back time. But we can live fully and well with each day that is given to us.

Copyright 2007 Toni Star

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