I believe there was a documentary on just this topic called “Galaxy Quest…”
Seriously, though, Hollywood is not in the business of offering verifiable facts, they want to entertain people and hold their attention. However, the actual humans that write the scripts do pull inspiration from their own lives and real life events, and even the most fantastical of stories may be rooted in something from reality.
How many scientists and engineers over the years have cited Star Trek as their inspiration to pursue their careers? They may not learn much real science from that media, but they spark their inspiration from it, and that’s just as important. Something has to capture their imagination first. Otherwise all those scientists may have ended up doing much more boring things for a living.
And let’s face it, sometimes life imitates art. I am convinced the only reason flip phones exist is that some design engineer wanted to make Captain Kirk’s communicator.
I believe there was a documentary on just this topic called “Galaxy Quest…”
Seriously, though, Hollywood is not in the business of offering verifiable facts, they want to entertain people and hold their attention. However, the actual humans that write the scripts do pull inspiration from their own lives and real life events, and even the most fantastical of stories may be rooted in something from reality.
How many scientists and engineers over the years have cited Star Trek as their inspiration to pursue their careers? They may not learn much real science from that media, but they spark their inspiration from it, and that’s just as important. Something has to capture their imagination first. Otherwise all those scientists may have ended up doing much more boring things for a living.
And let’s face it, sometimes life imitates art. I am convinced the only reason flip phones exist is that some design engineer wanted to make Captain Kirk’s communicator.