Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Star Trek at 50 - Communicator

The communicator is a fictional device used for voice communication in the fictional universe of Star Trek. In a twist of the science fiction future infliencing present day technology, Dr. Martin Cooper, inventor of the first handheld mobile phone, credits the Star Trek: The Original Series communicator as being his inspiration for the technology. Although the first "brick" mobile phones were much larger, modern flip phones like Motorola´s StarTAC strongly resemble the original series communicator.

This week, a look at communicators.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: Kirk: "My God, Bones, what have I done?" McCoy: "What you had to do; what you always do: turn death into a fighting chance to live." Doctor Leonard McCoy to Admiral James T. Kirk while witnessing the destruction of the Enterprise, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock


ST50 - Communicator by fredwine

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