Our modern technological society owes a lot to Star Trek. Since its debut in 1966, the show has been predicting the future of science and computing. The Federation’s flip-open communicators were a clear influence on cell phones in the mid-’90s. The Next Generation‘s PADDs introduced the concept of tablet computing to a generation of fans … Continue reading Star Trek’s Most Iconic Sci-Fi Invention Was Created To Solve a Budget Crisis, And They Still Use It