"The future is now, and we are not impressed," writes Daniel H. Wilson, a somewhat miffed scientist. "Where are the ray guns, the flying cars, and the hoverboards that we expected?" Wilson is voicing the frustrations of several generations who feel cheated by the unfulfilled promises of technology.

During the mid-20th century, optimism about the future was whipped into frothy peaks. The atom was harnessed, there would be better living through chemicals, Tomorrowland was at hand, space travel was becoming routine. We said, "I do" at the altar of science and were then seemingly left jilted. In the 21st century, we still don't have robot servants, teleportation or even a decent pair of x-ray specs. We are living more like The Flintstones than The Jetsons.

This really ticks off Wilson, who holds a doctorate degree in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and is also the author of How To Survive a Robot Uprising. Dr. Wilson wants his jetpack and he has written a humorous equivalent of a techno-tantrum. Where's My Jetpack is a science geek's wish list of cool gadgets and brainy devices that were supposed to be delivered courtesy of technology, but somehow never arrived.

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