Treknology
Subtitle: The Science of Star Trek, from Tricorders to Warp Drive
By: Ethan Siegel, PhD
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: October 15, 2017
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780760352632
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Science; Forecasting; Popular works; Technological forecasting; Star trek (Television program)
Other titles: Science of Star Trek, from tricorders to warp drive; Star Trek Treknology
Description: Siegel profiles twenty-five iconic inventions from the Star trek television and film universe, explaining the science behind them. He also examines how close we are to achieving them in the real world. Some are pure fiction, some you're already using, and others are closer than you think!

Explores over twenty-five iconic inventions from the complete history of the Star Trek television and film universe, including the warp drive, phasers, and tricorders.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Introduction: The Final Frontier
pagenum: 4; label: STARSHIP TECHNOLOGY
pagenum: 8; label: Warp Drive
pagenum: 10; label: Tractor Beams
pagenum: 17; label: Transporters
pagenum: 24; label: Impulse Engines
pagenum: 30; label: Transparent Aluminum
pagenum: 37; label: Antimatter Containment
pagenum: 40; label: WEAPONS AND DEFENSE
pagenum: 50; label: Cloaking Devices
pagenum: 52; label: Deflector Shields
pagenum: 60; label: Phasers
pagenum: 68; label: Photon Torpedoes
pagenum: 77; label: COMMUNICATIONS
pagenum: 84; label: Subspace Communications
pagenum: 86; label: Communicators
pagenum: 94; label: Universal Translators
pagenum: 99; label: COMPUTING
pagenum: 106; label: Isolinear Chips
pagenum: 108; label: The Holodeck and Holograms
pagenum: 114; label: The Ship’s Computer
pagenum: 121; label: PADDs
pagenum: 127; label: Androids
pagenum: 132; label: CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY
pagenum: 138; label: Replicators
pagenum: 140; label: Synthehol
pagenum: 146; label: Automatic Sliding Doors
pagenum: 152; label: Artificial Gravity
pagenum: 158; label: MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
pagenum: 166; label: Emergency Medical Holograms
pagenum: 168; label: Cybernetic Implants
pagenum: 175; label: Human Life Extension
pagenum: 184; label: VISORs
pagenum: 192; label: Hyposprays
pagenum: 198; label: Tricorders
pagenum: 203; label: Conclusion: Make it So
pagenum: 209; label: Index
pagenum: 214; label: About the Author & Image Credits
pagenum: 216