Back in the mid-1960s, when Gene Roddenberry was first spitballing the sci-fi technology he wanted to use on his sci-fi series "Star Trek," he was drawn to the idea of making things sound as realistic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. On "Star Trek," when Starfleet officers were about to embark on a dangerous away mission, they would be instructed to set the gauges on their ...