Treknology : the science of Star Trek, from tricorders to warp drive /: the science of Star Trek, from tricorders to warp drive. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Science of Star Trek, from tricorders to warp drive
• Further Information: Note: Ethan Siegel, PhD.
• Authors: Siegel, Ethan, 1978-
• Contents: Introduction: the final frontier -- Starship technology. Warp drive ; Tractor beams ; Transporters ; Impulse engines ; Transparent aluminum ; Antimatter containment -- Weapons and defense. Cloaking devices ; Deflector shields ; Phasers ; Photon torpedoes -- Communications. Subspace communication ; Communicators ; Universal translators -- Computing. Isolinear chips ; The holodeck and holograms ; The ship's computer ; PADDs ; Androids -- Civilian technology. Replicators ; Synthehol ; Automatic sliding doors ; Artificial gravity -- Medical and biological. Emergency medical holograms ; Cybernetic implants ; Human life extension ; VISORs ; Hyposprays ; Tricorders -- Conclusion: make it so -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 601.1; Science -- Forecasting -- Popular works; Technological forecasting -- Popular works; Science -- Forecasting; Technological forecasting; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780760361757; 0760361754
• Related ISBNs: 9780760352632; 0760352631
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.