New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- A compilation from the Internet.

German scientist Wernher von Braun headed the rocket programme for his country during World War II. He wrote a 1952 book called Project Mars: A Technical Tale. In Chapter 24 of the book titled "How Mars is Governed", you will find the following:

"The Martian government was directed by ten men, the leader of whom was elected by universal suffrage for five years and entitled "Elon". Two houses of Parliament enacted the laws to be administered by the Elon and his Cabinet."

It talks of how Mars totally "refined technology" and used it to better living conditions, coming out with high-velocity subways and extremely spacious cars that operated in tunnels.

There are two things to note he...