Star Trek inspired so much Tech of today it's just mindblowing.*
Jules Verne inspired NASA in general; his calculations in
getting ot the moon, his location in Florida - all inspired NASA
ideas - they even used one of his materials and designs on one
of the Mercury (or Apollo) rockets; I forget which one. Hard
Science Fiction inspired so much tech; kids read/watch the
stuff, get inspired and say "someday..."; they learn everything
they can, and their dreams at 11 years old they finally make
into a reality, usually by the time they're middle aged. Star
Trek isn't usually considered hard sci-fi but, in a sense, it
is, as he was into "what's possible someday"; the generations of
kids that craved it to be a reality, worked very hard to make it
happen. Just imagine what the future will bring.* My dream of a
completely foldable pocket computer that is as thin as paper, as
cheap as paper, yet can unfold to cover a tabletop or be
foldedup to fit in your hand; will be a reality someday.* I
won't be the one to do it; but any idea thats possible, somebody
out there is working on it... or will.
