The Science of Stargate

This wikibook looks at the science fact and science fiction used in the world-record-breaking hit Stargate franchise. Inspired by works such as The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence Krauss, Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, and The Science of Harry Potter by Roger Highfield, this work attempts to explain the science fiction of Stargate with real science, and looks at the gaps in current scientific knowledge (e.g. quantum gravity) and how our current understanding of science can possibly be extrapolated to achieve the fantastic world presented in Stargate.

Wormholes
See also the General Relativity wikibook for more information on the mathematical foundations of wormholes (e.g. Einstein-Rosen bridges) in the theory of general relativity.

Unlike the circular discs presented in Stargate, real wormholes are spherical and not circular. This is because the wormhole throat is a three-dimensional extrusion of a four-dimensional object.

Nanotechnology in Stargate
See also the Nanotechnology wikibook for more information on nanotechnology in general.

Wraith and Other Vampiric Organisms
Organisms that survive by draining the "lifeforce" (typically blood) of other organisms have been known or speculated upon throughout human history.

Egyptian
In Stargate, many people throughout the Milky Way Galaxy speak various descendents of ancient Egyptian (dialects of Goa'uld), due to the forced removal of humans from ancient Egypt as slaves. In the original film, Egyptologist Stuart Tyson Smith helped to translate the dialogue of the screenplay into Egyptian. In the television series, much of the Egyptian dialogue is dubbed as English, and other Goa'uld words do not always correspond to recorded Egyptian words (particularly since the language has evolved over thousands of years on hundreds of different planets). Goa'uld writing in Stargate is primarily in hieroglyphs.

Old Norse
The language of the extraterrestrial Asgard is supposed to be similar to Old Norse (or possibly Proto-Germanic). However, Asgard language in the television series is actually just English played backwards. Asgard writing though is a Runic script. The closest living human language to Old Norse (and the Asgard language) is Icelandic.


 * Old Norse wikibook
 * Icelandic wikibook

Latin
Latin is the closest human language to that of the extraterrestrial Alterans in Stargate. The closest living human language to Latin (and the Alteran language) is Sardinian. Alteran in Stargate is written using a custom script.


 * Latin wikibook
 * Sardinian wikibook

Mythology of Stargate
See the Mythology wikibook for more general information on mythology.

Stargate makes heavy use of various myths and legends. In particular, the Goa'uld adopted the roles of ancient human gods to live out the myths as overlords of human slaves.