There have been many changes in the world since Gene Roddenberry first created Star Trek in 1966. Everyday luxuries like mobile phones, computers, and the internet hadn't become a reality yet, and even massive space related events hadn’t taken place yet, such as the moon landing. It was an exciting time of exploration and wonder, looking up at the stars and wondering «what if.» Star Trek was an amalgamation of all these thoughts, looking far into humanity's future and imagining what wonderfully utopian things humans would do. Some of this is the science fiction technology thrown at the audience left, right, and center, some of which has even influenced technology modern society has today. Electronic tablets came to be based on the imagined technology from The Next Generation, as well as visual aids reminiscent of a certain chief engineer. But what could be next for humanity? What Star Trek imagined gadget or gizmo could be developed and available to potential consumers now?
Over the last six decades, a bunch of exciting real-world scientific advancement have been made, bringing society closer to a whole host of Star Trek inspired (however loosely it might be) things. Here's an exploration of some of the top contenders, going from most unlikely to be seen anytime soon, to most.
Star Trek: The Unexplored Pieces Of The Timelin
This one is a way off yet, but there have been some exciting theories and concepts on how to achieve this over the last few years. Warp speed became a narrative necessity in Star Trek for one very simple reason: space is really big. To get from one end of the galaxy to another, the writers didn’t want it to take years (the time it would take when traveling at the speed of light), so they came up with a
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