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Enterprise

William Shatner, in a pose similar to his Star Trek character Captain Kirk using his communicator, unveils North America's first real-time video conferencing cell phone during a news conference in Toronto April 2, 2007.

Kirk to Enterprise: The piece of 'Star Trek' in your pocket

January 18, 2018
Arts

How “Star Trek” has inspired generations of astrophysicists, engineers, and inventors.

Kirk to Enterprise: The piece of 'Star Trek' in your pocket
Conservator Ariel O’Connor uses X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determine what metal alloy was used to construct the port engine of the Enterprise model

Boldly going where no TV prop has gone before

January 18, 2018
Arts
Boldly going where no TV prop has gone before

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