[giantg2]

That's generally how things work. Sci-fi and stuff influences the thoughts of others to help make the ideas turn into creations. I think they even made a documentary about all the Star Trek props that became a reality, but I don't remember.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/world/gallery/science-fiction...

[webmaven]

You might like this book:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreams_Our_Stuff_Is_Made...