[dotancohen]

It's also interesting to note _why_ Sasson thought that an electronic camera with no moving parts was possible: Star Trek. That was his literal inspiration for the camera that was intended to annoy mechanical engineers by having no mechanical parts.

[Hnrobert42]

That's great! I often measure technological progress by how close we are to TNG. Like, there is a new lithotripsy wand that breaks up kidney stones with ultrasound. That feels like something you would see Beverly Crusher use in sick bay.

Side note, the wand was developed to solve for: trip to Mars -> bone density loss -> minerals in blood -> debilitating kidney stone 1 year from a hospital.