November 22, 2024

Artificial wombs

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...

Thanks for reading and see you on the internet!

AK