Technobabble was basically invented for Star Trek, I dont know where you get the idea that it’s somehow based on some verifiable scientific principles. Its nowhere near (how I hear) shows like The Expanse approach science fiction. 99% of the time they just plain make something up to explain away a plot point.
Heck, the very first episode is “What if certain people become gods if they leave the confines of the galaxy”. I dont know what scientific principles that was based off of, but I’d like me some of that.
As far as the origins of its dark nature, I believe that was (technically) explored in Enterprise. The main difference is that, when the Vulcans landed to make First Contact with humans, the humans decided to violently take over the Vulcan technology instead of peaceful(ish) coexistence. Not exactly a big stretch, and (loosely) based on scientific theories and sci-fi tropes regarding alternate universes.
In the 60s, they thought they could make atoms turn into specific things, like a shaving cream atom. In the 70s ESP was still being studied. God like powers were definitely within the realm of scientific theory at that time. This was during the time when people were very much misinterpreting that whole we only use 10% of our brains quote. They didn’t even know Jupiter had rings yet.
More importantly, though, I definitely have to disagree with the idea that technobabble was invented for Star Trek. I enjoy really old sci-fi. Which yes can be cheesy, but is often still the best they could do then too. Technobabble was very much a thing back in the Flash Gordon days and even in old radio show dramas. None of this is to say that I don’t feel like Star Wars has its place. I just like my science fiction and science fantasy to be separate.
Admittedly, it’s been a bit since I’ve watched through Enterprise. So I may just have forgotten if they touched on that.
Technobabble was basically invented for Star Trek, I dont know where you get the idea that it’s somehow based on some verifiable scientific principles. Its nowhere near (how I hear) shows like The Expanse approach science fiction. 99% of the time they just plain make something up to explain away a plot point.
Heck, the very first episode is “What if certain people become gods if they leave the confines of the galaxy”. I dont know what scientific principles that was based off of, but I’d like me some of that.
As far as the origins of its dark nature, I believe that was (technically) explored in Enterprise. The main difference is that, when the Vulcans landed to make First Contact with humans, the humans decided to violently take over the Vulcan technology instead of peaceful(ish) coexistence. Not exactly a big stretch, and (loosely) based on scientific theories and sci-fi tropes regarding alternate universes.
In the 60s, they thought they could make atoms turn into specific things, like a shaving cream atom. In the 70s ESP was still being studied. God like powers were definitely within the realm of scientific theory at that time. This was during the time when people were very much misinterpreting that whole we only use 10% of our brains quote. They didn’t even know Jupiter had rings yet.
More importantly, though, I definitely have to disagree with the idea that technobabble was invented for Star Trek. I enjoy really old sci-fi. Which yes can be cheesy, but is often still the best they could do then too. Technobabble was very much a thing back in the Flash Gordon days and even in old radio show dramas. None of this is to say that I don’t feel like Star Wars has its place. I just like my science fiction and science fantasy to be separate.
Admittedly, it’s been a bit since I’ve watched through Enterprise. So I may just have forgotten if they touched on that.