How centuries of sci fi sparked spaceflight, Alex Mac Donald

Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, TED Fellow and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows how 300 years of scifi tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Jules Verne to H. G. Wells and beyond sparked a culture of space exploration. A fascinating look at how stories become reality, featuring a goose machine sent to the Moon. Get TED Talks recommended just for you Learn more at The TED Talk