The End of an Era: Leonard Nimoy

With the loss of Leonard Nimoy yesterday at the age of 83, the Star Trek television series and movies become that much more relevant since they represent a tribute to a man and an idea about what is possible.  

With all the negative versions of our future, the Star Trek universe was much more hopeful.  Sure there was war, death, and destruction, but a diverse and capable Federation emerged from the chaos led by scientific spacecraft more than military spacecraft. 

I expect we will see dozens of tributes on television, as is natural and appropriate. But I plan to return to the first season of Star Trek, a somewhat naive yet promising start to a science fiction legacy that changed the way we see ourselves and the future.

Thanks, Mr. Nimoy.