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Jul
The Star Trek franchise’s fingerprints are all over basically every piece of contemporary science fiction. From an idea as large as an intergalactic government system to a design as commonplace as a spaceship that doesn’t just look like a saucer, Star Trek’s innovation is the foundation for tropes and machinery across the genre. But the standout piece of technological advancement, the “Transporter,” has spread across works in the genre. The Transporter, a method of transportation that dematerializes its users and sends their molecules across the galaxy to another location, is easily Star Trek’s most recognizable invention. It utilizes quantum teleportation…