Quote - Space Odyssey might fall into this too. It a science fiction series of novels and films created from 1953 to 1997

2001 was released in 1969, so the Discovery could be said to influence the look of star wars a lot in certain aspects (detailing on the hull)
but pre star wars, you need to go back to the 1950's and movies like When Worlds Collide for big ships.. they were pretty rare on screen due to the idea that all ships are smooth... no much for the audeince to look at.

but after star wars... ships like the Nostromo (Alien) and the Galactica are noteworthy...