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Debut of Star Trek

SEP 08, 2016
Live long and prosper.
Physics Today
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On 8 September 1966 NBC broadcast “The Man Trap,” the first episode of a new science fiction TV series called Star Trek. The show is widely praised for its social conscience, but its optimistic vision of a future based on technology also inspired young people to become scientists. Live long and prosper!

Date in History: 8 September 1966

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