red ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁invent or ▁attempts ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁similar ▁appar atus ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁secret ▁mach in ations ▁of ▁the ▁war - m akers . ▁ ▁" Private ▁E ye ", ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Lewis ▁Pad get t , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁man ▁plots ▁a ▁murder ▁knowing ▁that ▁his ▁every ▁action ▁will ▁be ▁observed ▁from ▁the ▁future ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁trial . ▁ ▁The ▁Light ▁of ▁Other ▁Days , ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Stephen ▁B ax ter ▁in ▁which ▁w orm hole ▁technology ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁consequences ▁as ▁the ▁chron os cope . ▁ ▁" Pay check ", ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁( three ▁years ▁before ▁" The ▁Dead ▁Past ") ▁about ▁a ▁machine ▁which ▁views ▁the ▁future . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁adapted ▁to ▁film ▁as ▁Pay check ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁" The ▁Minor ity ▁Report ", ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁" The ▁Dead ▁Past "), ▁also ▁uses ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" chron os copy ", ▁or ▁view ing ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁recent ▁past , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁people ▁who ▁might ▁plan ▁cr imes ; ▁both ▁involve ▁ext rap olation ▁about ▁the ▁very ▁near ▁future . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁adapted ▁to ▁film ▁as ▁Minor ity ▁Report . ▁ ▁I ▁See ▁You , ▁a