How Close Star Trek Is To Becoming Reality In One Simple Illustration

Science fiction has long predicted future innovations, in some cases it even inspires them.

By Joshua Tyler | Updated

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Science fiction has long predicted future innovations; in some cases, it even inspires them. Star Trek has been a bigger influencer on modern technology than most. For instance, it’s no accident that flip phones look so much like the handheld communicators Captain Kirk and the crew used in the original series.

So how far away are we from making all of Star Trek’s sci-fi dreams come true>? When do we get our own replicators? How long until i can start packing a phaser? Here’s the answer in the form of an infographic…

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