December 15, 2021
Today in 1923, physicist John Dyson was born. Dyson is best known for his speculative work on extraterrestrial civilizations. One of his theories proposed that a highly advanced civilization would be able to construct a giant shell around their host star to capture 100% of the star’s energy. A ‘Dyson Sphere’ was featured in a 1992 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The fictional Enterprise encounters a Dyson Sphere in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Relics.” Credit: Paramount Pictures, Star Trek: TNG