2150s
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"2150" redirects here. For the novel, see 2150 AD.
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
| Centuries: | 21st century – 22nd century – 23rd century |
| Decades: | 2120s 2130s 2140s – 2150s – 2160s 2170s 2180s |
| Years: | 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 |
The 2150s decade will begin on January 1, 2150 and will end on December 31, 2159. It will be the sixth decade of the 22nd century.
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[edit] Predicted Astronomical Events
- June 25, 2150: Solar eclipse[1] of 7 min 14 s, Solar Saros 139.
Exceeding 7 minutes of totality, this will be the first time this has happened in 177 years; the last one occurred on June 30, 1973.[2] when the Concorde prototype followed the totality spot during 73 minutes.
[edit] Science Fiction set in 2150s
[edit] Literature
- "The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov is set in 2157.[3]
- Syfy's Mission Genesis is set in 2157.[4]
- Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes takes place in 2154.[5]
- 2150 AD by Thea Alexander involves astral travel between 1976 and 2150.[6]
[edit] Television and Film
- Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., a film adaptation of the second Doctor Who TV story to feature the Daleks.[7]
- Hyperdrive, a British sitcom features the adventures of the crew of the HMS Camden Lock as they pursue Britain's interests in 2151.[8]
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2151–2161). The first starship capable of reaching Warp 5 is launched from Earth, leading to unprecedented exploration of space, including first contacts with the Klingons, Andorians, and Romulans. According to this series, an area of Earth stretching from Florida to Venezuela will be devastated by an alien attack in 2153, resulting in the death of 7 million people. Enterprise is decommissioned in 2161, just prior to the establishment of the United Federation of Planets.[9]
- According to Star Trek, the Earth-Romulan War will be fought between 2156 and 2160,[10] which results in the establishment of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet on October 11, 2161. Star Trek also predicts human colonization of Mars by 2103.
- The Futurama Central Bureaucracy was established in 2158.[11]
- Avatar, is set in May through August 2154, although flashback scenes in the opening are set in 2148.[12]
[edit] Video Games
- Earth 2150, The Earth is destroyed at the end of the year 2150.[13]
- Avatar, the Video game, takes place in 2152.[14]
- Aliens vs. Predator series events take place in 2154.[15]
- Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters begins on February 17, 2155.[16]
- Global Agenda takes place in the year 2155, where the Commonwealth, an oppressive world government, is determined to control the entire planet.[17]
- Thunder Force V takes place in 2150.[18]
[edit] References
- ^ Eclipse of June 25, 2150
- ^ Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973
- ^ http://users.aber.ac.uk/dgc/funtheyhad.html
- ^ http://reocities.com/TelevisionCity/8852/info.html
- ^ http://english.clas.asu.edu/wq-game
- ^ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915664.2150_AD
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060278/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481449/
- ^ http://www.startrek.com/page/star-trek-enterprise
- ^ http://www.startrek.com/boards-topic/33333916/The-Earth-Romulan-War-_1249202197_33333916
- ^ http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/FreezeFrame/season2/2acv11.dhtml
- ^ http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=773&doc_id=186364
- ^ http://www.earth2150.com/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/AvatarTheVideoGame?sk=info
- ^ http://www.sega.com/games/aliens-vs-predator/
- ^ http://www.star-control.com/sc2/
- ^ http://global-agenda.browsergamez.com/
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/objects/003/003878.html
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