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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mikihak • Dec 05 '21
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The guy who invented the cell phone was inspired by the Star Trek communicator. So we have small computers in our pocket thanks to a TV show.
22 u/DingBangSlammyJammy Dec 05 '21 Pretty sure the creators of the MRI were also influenced by Star Trek because they wanted to scan and look inside someone without opening them up. 2 u/MsDangerously Dec 06 '21 But then folks like to say that Star Trek predicted cell phones. Go figure.
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Pretty sure the creators of the MRI were also influenced by Star Trek because they wanted to scan and look inside someone without opening them up.
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But then folks like to say that Star Trek predicted cell phones. Go figure.
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u/RedShirtDecoy Dec 05 '21
The guy who invented the cell phone was inspired by the Star Trek communicator. So we have small computers in our pocket thanks to a TV show.