# How Arthur C. Clarke’s three laws apply to alien technology

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-arthur-c-clarkes-three-laws-apply-to-alien-technology/
- Published: 2021-10-31T09:00:16-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: Buyenlarge / Getty Images. Article by Adam Frank. Big Think – October 28, 2021. Science fiction writer and futurologist Arthur C. Clarke devised “three laws,” the third of which states, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” That is certainly true, but what if physics fundamentally limits the “magic” that we (or other civilizations) are capable of? There is no reason to assume that technology will advance exponentially forever. […] Click here to view original web page at bigthink.com