Beam Me Up Scotty

For all the Star Trek fans out there, the title is like a verse from the Bible. But has anyone wondered how a technology like the teleportation device alters our life Well next few of my blogs will be dedicated to this thought. So here goes the first one.

It all started with a certain Dr. Will Zapuinsky demonstrated the first ever Quantum Teleportation device based on the works of Charles H. Bennett and his team. Unfortunately his laboratory was completely destroyed due to a tragic fire accident while the good Dr. was working inside it. Some say it was the wrath of God; some blame the Aliens but mostly the finger points to the government and the Oil Lords of the world. However, no one can stop the scientific evolution and a barrier once broken does not take time to be broken again. Soon, the teleportation research took life of its own and no amount of intervention could stop its progress

An entrepreneur Dontele Porter established a company that delivered parcels to any part of the world within three hours by using the teleportation technology. The device was not big enough for large cargo but could deliver packets. Within few months he had become the biggest competition to the courier services. It did not take much time after that before this disruptive technology caught the eye of all major industry players. It was now clear to everyone that this technology can no longer be destroyed and only those who use it can progress. From oil companies to shipping to heavy vehicles manufacturing companies all got into the race of developing the next generation of the device that would deliver larger object through teleportation.

There was a revolution in manufacturing practices once the scientist and engineers realized that the device could actually be used to mass produce any type of object just from one prototype. This meant job losses at all levels in all industry and a total economic break-down and thus all governments banned the use of this device for manufacturing purposes. US secret service also tried to halt research on the human teleportation and many ethical questions regarding the same were promoted as the process involved destruction of the original life-form and replication of the life form. Animal rights groups protested against any such experiments on animals

Oddly, the first known successful human teleportation was done by a terrorist group that intended to take over the White House and tried to infiltrate through its teleportation device. The terrorists were shot naturally, but it gave US the perfect excuse to bomb all suspected terrorist sites and laboratories. However, the most remarkable twist to this saga was yet to come...