Debut of Star Trek
SEP 08, 2016
Live long and prosper.
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.031303
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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