For nearly half a century, the Star Trek franchise has left an indelible mark on the popular culture and public consciousness of the western world. It has championed our noblest aspirations by its optimistic portrayal of a future in which the human race has largely overcome some of its more crippling character flaws. At other times, it has forced us to look at ourselves in the mirror by ruminating on how we might one day be viewed by more enlightened generations of our descendants.
Star Trek has also inspired a number of technological advances we now take for granted, most notably flip phones and tablet computing, and multiple generations of scientists, engineers, astronauts, and visionaries have identified Star Trek as the spark that motivated them to pursue those careers. It is no exaggeration to say that had Star Trek not existed in the second half of the 20th century, the...
Star Trek has also inspired a number of technological advances we now take for granted, most notably flip phones and tablet computing, and multiple generations of scientists, engineers, astronauts, and visionaries have identified Star Trek as the spark that motivated them to pursue those careers. It is no exaggeration to say that had Star Trek not existed in the second half of the 20th century, the...
- 2/12/2014
- by Nate Pickering
- Obsessed with Film
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