MacVoices #664: Rick Sternbach on the Intersection of Star Trek, The Macintosh and Technology, Part 1

Rick SternbachRick Sternbach, former senior illustrator and technical advisor for Star Trek – The Motion Picture, Star Trek – The Next Generation, Star Trek – Deep Space Nine and more is our guest for the first of two conversations about how Star Trek, the Macintosh and technology in general intersect and overlap. In this edition, Rick talks about how he came to Star Trek, his meetings with Gene Roddenberry, what it takes to design 24th century technology, inheriting and reinventing the classic Trek tech while staying ahead of the real world, the effect of Trek tech on the real world, and much more.


Links

  • MacNotables #657
  • Rick Sternbach’s Home Page
  • Space Model Systems