The Physics of Star Trek Quotes

“No matter where you go, there you are.”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek

“like insects on a rubber sheet, we live in a universe whose true form is hidden from direct view.”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek

“an electron accelerated to .9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999 times the speed of light would hit you with the same impact as a Mack truck traveling at normal speed.”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek

“The date here is very interesting, because, as far as I can determine, the first Star Trek episode to refer to a black hole, which it called a "black star," was aired in 1967 before Wheeler ever used the term in public.”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek

“While the nature of this radiation will give no information whatsoever on what fell into the black hole,”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek

“In our normal experience, it is time and space that are absolute, while speed is a relative thing: how fast something is perceived to be moving depends upon how fast you yourself are moving. But as one approaches light speed, it is speed that becomes an absolute quantity, and therefore space and time must become relative!”
― Lawrence M. Krauss, The Physics of Star Trek