Time travel facts for kids
Time travel is the idea of moving to a different point in time. This means going either back to the past or forward into the future. We are always traveling forward in time, moment by moment, into the future. However, going back to the past is not something we know how to do in real life. It's mostly a fun idea used in many stories and movies!
Time Travel in Stories and Movies
One of the very first and most famous stories about time travel was The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, written way back in 1895. This book helped make the idea of a time machine popular.
Later, a famous American movie called "Back to the Future" told a fictional story about a smart professor who builds a special car. This car can take people into the future or back into the past. It's a very exciting adventure!
The popular British TV show Doctor Who is about an alien who travels through time and space. He has many adventures in his time machine, which looks like an old police box. Another TV show that uses time travel is Charmed. In this show, characters use magic instead of machines to visit different times and places.
Some other TV shows are not mainly about time travel but have special episodes where characters travel through time. Examples include Star Trek, Stargate, and The Flash. These shows often use time travel to create exciting problems or explore different versions of history.
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Images for kids
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Krononauts
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Transversal time dilation. This shows how time can seem to pass differently for people moving at different speeds.
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Statue of Rip Van Winkle in Irvington, New York
See also
In Spanish: Viaje a través del tiempo para niños
