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How Star Trek Changed the World - Non-Invasive Surgery

Publication Title
How Star Trek Changed The World
Publication/Creation Date
2005
Creators/Contributors
Julian Jones (contributor)
Discovery Channel Canada (contributor)
William Shatner (contributor)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
John Adler (contributor)
Media Type
Television Show
Persuasive Intent
Entertainment
Description
Dr. John Adler, a Stanford University brain surgeon, discusses how Star Trek inspired him to create the Cyber Knife, a device that allows surgeons to non-invasively remove tumors from a patient.
HCI Platform
Other
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Entire Body, Brain
Augments
Healing, Slicing, Cutting
Technology Keywords
Medical Imaging, Non-invasive Surgery, Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI), Cat Scan, Heads-Up Display (HUD)
Keywords
Futurism, Medical, Surgery, Science Fiction
Marketing Keywords
Cyber Knife, Star Trek, Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Mr. Spock, The Enterprise, Dr. McCoy
Related Items
Julian Jones
Discovery Channel Canada
William Shatner
Gene Roddenberry
John Adler
Date archived
March 16 2014
Last edited
August 30 2018
How to cite this entry
Gene Roddenberry. (2005). "How Star Trek Changed the World - Non-Invasive Surgery". How Star Trek Changed The World. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/307