“Back to the Future” introduced time travel to the forefront of popular culture as one of the most recognisable movies of the 1980s. Since ancient times, the idea of time travel has captured our attention, but it wasn’t until the movie that we really witnessed it in action. Unquestionably, one of the most iconic aspects of the movie is the time machine, a customised DeLorean vehicle. But how practical is the underlying technology? This blog will examine the scientific theories that influenced the technology used in “Back to the Future” to travel through time.
Using a flux capacitor
In “Back to the Future,” the Flux Capacitor serves as the brain of the time machine. It is the mechanism that enables time travel for the DeLorean. Doc Brown, the eccentric scientist and inventor who created the time machine, created the flux capacitor. The Flux Capacitor is referred to in the film by Doc Brown as “what makes time travel possible.” However, what precisely is a flux capacitor and how does it operate?
The Flux Capacitor, according to the movie, is a “flux compression generator” that produces the “1.21 gigawatts” of energy necessary for time travel using “nuclear power.” However, this justification is obviously unsupported by reality. A flux capacitor is a hypothetical technology that does not exist in the actual world. Simply invented for the movie, the name. But the idea behind a flux capacitor is based on scientific principles.
The idea of a “capacitor” is another hypothesis that the Flux Capacitor may have been influenced by. An object that stores electric charge is a capacitor. The Flux Capacitor is referred to as a “flux compression generator” in the film. This could be taken to mean a machine that condenses an electric charge into a huge amount of energy, which could then be used for time travel.
The Circuits of Time
Another essential component of the time machine in “Back to the Future” is the time circuits. They are the controls that let the user choose the time and date of their trip. The DeLorean’s dashboard contains a keypad that is used to configure the time circuits in the movie.
Back to the Future’s time circuits are not based on any existing technology. They were merely an original creation for the film. The idea of time travel, however, has its origins in scientific theory.
The idea of “wormholes” is the basis of one time travel theory. A wormhole is a fictitious spacetime passageway that joins two locations. Some ideas contend that time travel is possible through wormholes. In this case, the user would enter the wormhole at one end at a specific moment and exit at a different time.
The idea of “time dilation” serves as the foundation for yet another hypothesis of time travel. According to the observer’s pace, a phenomenon known as time dilation causes time to appear to pass more slowly or more quickly. This theory says that if you could travel at very high speeds, time would seem to slow down and you could go into the future.
The Operation of the Time and Flux Capacitor Circuits
In the movie, reaching 88 mph is required to start the DeLorean time machine. once the vehicle
