Gary Auerbach

After retiring and hanging up her crown at the ripe old age of six, pageant superstar Eden Wood decides to use her experience to help other young girls achieve their own pageant dreams, while pursuing her dream of conquering New York City. Sparkle, baby!

Every story has a beginning. Return to the sun, wealth and drama but say goodbye to Laguna. We move up the coast to 'Newport Harbor' where friendships will also be tested, betrayed and hearts will break but love still rules all.

Robert A Heinlein, a Navy veteran and writer, created a science fiction world that mixed politics and military values.

At the dawn of the personal computer, Heinlein predicted the unprecedented availability of information would take on a new form of human slavery: Internet addiction.

Monty Reed, an army veteran, was inspired by Robert Heinlein's idea of a power suit from 'Starship Troopers.' See how the 'Life Suit' was created and how it can help the disabled to walk again.

Jules Verne was not only an extraordinary writer, but a proven visionary. See why he is known by some as the 'Father of Science Fiction'.

Jules Verne saw the potential for water to be used as fuel by using its basic components: hydrogen and oxygen. That idea eventually evolved into today's fuel cell technology.

Taser International recently developed a wireless projectile Taser that can incapacitate anyone from a distance. The weapon was inspired by one of Jules Verne's concepts from the 18th century.

Isaac Asimov's love of humanity and his distaste for violence against others came, at least partly, from his experience in the Army.

Dr. Michio Kaku explains that a wormhole is essentially a shortcut through space and time. Is time travel really possible? And if so, how do we avoid opening a metaphysical Pandora's box?

Isaac Asimov wrote almost 90 books from a hospital bed after undergoing heart surgery in his later years. In one of his final tales, Asimov explores the issues at the vary heart of the definition of autonomy and sentients.

What was it that drove young Isaac Asimov to become one of history's most renowned authors? Maybe it was candy!