sensors
Sensors, sometimes called scanners,[1] were devices that allowed for the detection of events or changes in the environment, such as light or gravity.[2] The sensors aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 were said to be so sensitive that they could detect the heat of a lit match from orbit.[3] They could also determine a life form's internal temperature, as well as detect the electrical impulses of their nervous system and determine if they were in motion.[4] Sensors were in frequent use aboard the ship as well, and could be set to detect sounds as faint as a heartbeat.[5] Tricorders were a type of handheld sensor device.[3] Handheld sensor devices capable of more specialized scans[6] were also available for use by the crew.[7] Specialized sensors integrated into clothing[8] or other wearable devices[9] could also be used to give an approximation of sight to those who were unable to see.[8]
Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Mudd's Women". Star Trek, season 1, episode 6 (Production number 04). Directed by Harvey Hart. Written by Stephen Kandel. Desilu Productions. 13 October 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Cage". Star Trek, season 0, episode 0 (Production number 01). Directed by Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Released 1986. Desilu Productions. 1965.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Man Trap". Star Trek, season 1, episode 1 (Production number 06). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by George Clayton Johnson. Desilu Productions. 8 September 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Alternative Factor." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 27 (Production 20). Directed by Gerd Oswald. Written by Don Ingalls. Desilu Productions, 30 March 1967.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Court Martial." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 20 (Production 15). Directed by Marc Daniels. Story by Don M. Mankiewicz. Teleplay by Don M. Mankiewicz and Steven W. Carabatsos (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 2 February 1967.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Enemy Within". Star Trek, season 1, episode 5 (Production number 05). Directed by Leo Penn. Written by Richard Matheson. Desilu Productions. 6 October 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Naked Time". Star Trek, season 1, episode 4 (Production number 07). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by John D.F. Black. Desilu Productions. 29 September 1966.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer) and Freiberger, Fred (Producer). "Is There In Truth No Beauty?." Star Trek, Season 3, Episode 7. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Written by Jean Lisette Aroeste. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 18 October 1968.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Encounter at Farpoint". Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 1-2 (Production number 101-102). Co-Executive Producers: Rick Berman & Maurice Hurley. Directed by Corey Allen. Written by D.C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry. Paramount Pictures. 28 September 1987.
