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Greatest MacGyvers of Science Fiction

The greatest science fiction heroes are resourceful, building high-tech devices out of whatever crap they find laying around. In the right hands, a paperclip and some bubblegum can become an interstellar wave modulator. The more ridiculous those moments of gadget improvisation are, the more they make you feel as if you could create your own otherworldly tech and access other planets using the materials you already have — if you only knew how. Click through for our roundup of the greatest MacGyvers of sci-fi. More »

1:07 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
19,290 views, 73 comments

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