Download or read book Computers Of Star Trek written by Lois H. Gresh and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-01-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The depiction of computers on the various "Star Trek" series has ranged from lame to breathtakingly imaginative. This book covers the gamut, and makes lucid and entertaining comparison of these fictional computers with those that now exist or are likely to inhabit our future. Throughout its history, "Star Trek" has been an accurate reflection of contemporary ideas about computers and their role in our lives. Affectionately but without illusions, The Computers of Star Trek shows how those ideas compare with what we now know we can and will do with computers.