Hi friends,
Some imagined technologies become so common in science fiction that they fade into the background, like faster than light speed space travel or sonic showers. Today, I try to trace the origin and development an imagined technology that's not yet fully assumed into science fiction canon: artificial wombs.
Artificial wombs: A brief history of ectogenesis
A conversation about uterine replicators in Lois McMaster Bujold's work made me curious about the history of the idea of artificial wombs. When do exo-wombs first appear in literature? And when do they first appear as a positive idea? I worked backwards from Bujold to the first mentions I could find. Read more...
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AK