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Timed to the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek, a New TV Special, Building Star Trek, Looks at the Show’s Lasting Influence and its Impact on Today’s Science and Technology Premiering on Smithsonian Channel Executive Producer Elliott Halpern Joins Ric to Discuss the Current State of Real Technologies First Conceived on the Show Including Warp Drives, Medical Tricorders, Cloaking Devices and Tractor Beams

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When Star Trek first debuted on September 8, 1966, the world was introduced to a number of alien concepts, such as hand-held communication devices, desktop computers, space shuttles, and touch screens — technologies that we take for granted today. Meanwhile, a new generation of engineers and scientists are continuing to make Star Trek’s visionary technology […]

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