There are great scientists and astronomers who contributed the development of understanding about the space. As introduced in lecture video, Nicolaus Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at its center. His idea completely changed the notion of the space. Without his revolutionary discovery, science history could have been completely different. According to World Public Library, The phrase “Copernican Revolution” is now widely used, particularly in the humanities, for a simple change of perspective, connoting a progressive shift.
The change of perspective makes impossible possible. Many new inventions that most people thought impossible came true. As we have learned throughout this course, various technologies such as robotics, medicine, biotechnology and nanotechnology which did not exist in the past came true because of the change of perspective and the passion of the professionals. Professor Vesna introduced us the TV shows which influenced people thinking about space. One of them is Star Trek.
Foxnews.com says that Astronauts, movie makers, scientists, engineers and others from all walks of life cite "Star Trek's" science and technology as an influence on their lives and worldview. Telescope made it possible for human to look at the space closely. Satellite sends clear images of the earth and the space. These inventions influenced the creation of TV shows such as Star Trek. As a result, these TV shows made it possible for us to broaden our imagination toward the space. What interests me is that scientists and engineers actually made the items such as cell phones and telecommunication device they saw in Star Trek into real products.
It is exciting to think that what we see in the TV shows and the movies such as Star Wars may become real in near future. We may be flying from earth to the moon and other planets by the flight squad which appeared in Star Wars.
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