Looking for something fun to do this weekend? You could spend time with your loved ones or you could watch every seminal sci-fi movie ever made. Although the list of classic science fiction features is often debated, Popular Mechanics has ended the argument by compiling a list of the 100 most influential sci-fi flicks of all time.
According to Jordan Hoffman and Tiffany Kelly for Popular Mechanics: "Sci-fi is a constantly changing genre that explores the future of humanity and all the stability, fears, dreams, and anxieties that come with it. Sci-fi has played an indispensable role as a soothsayer, divining what technologies, human frailties, and triumphs to celebrate and condemn. These are the 100 best films that have keep that tradition alive."
To learn more, read "The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time" from Popular Mechanics.
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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