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The Realization of Star Trek Technologies: The Science, Not Fiction, Behind Brain Implants, Plasma Shields, Quantum Computing, and More

By Mark E. Lasbury (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-40912-2, 978-3-319-40914-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-40914-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7241024 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XXII, 320\334
Time added
2017-04-19 23:42:26
general;Engineering Design;SignalImage and Speech Processing;Biomedical EngineeringPopular Science

Description

As Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary, the futuristic tools of Kirk, Spock, Scott, and McCoy continue to come to life. This book merges Star Trek scientific lore—how the science of the time informed the implementation of technology in the series—and the science as it is playing out today. Scientists and engineers have made and continue to develop replicators, teletransporters, tractor beams, and vision restoring visors. This book combines the vision of 1966 science fiction with the latest research in physics, biotechnology, and engineering.

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