Technisches Englisch
James Bond and his Gadgets
Die trickreichen technischen Geräte von James Bond sind legendär. Welche davon gibt es heute tatsächlich? Dieser Beitrag erleichtert den Zugang zur englischen Sprache und vermittelt elektrotechnische Fachausdrücke.
The new Bond movie, released in October 2015, features Bond’s first encounterwith the global criminal organisation “Spectre”. Bond has a talent for getting into dicey situations, but he is even more gifted and copes with these situations successfully. Apart from his impeccable appearance and conduct as well as his wit he can rely on some technical gadgets provided by Q division. There has been a wide spectrum of inventions, ranging from a foldable helicopter and dagger shoes to a fake duck wetsuit. But which of Bond’s gadgets really exist?
1.The Smart Watch
... the latest invention by Apple, Samsung and others, used by James Bond already in 1977. His Seiko watch in “The Spy who Loved Me” was fitted with a telex receiver.
2. Navigation System
... standard equipment in modern cars now, but already part of Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 in “Goldfinger” 50 years ago. The car was also equipped with an ejector seat and weaponry.