dilithium

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Dilithium crystals. (TOS 20)

Dilithium crystals were the primary power source of starships, such as the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701.[1] On Stardate 3087.6, while the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 was investigating moments of galaxy-wide "nonexistence," which Starfleet Command believed to be a potential prelude to invasion from an alternate universe, a being known as Lazarus and his extradimensional counterpart stole the ship's dilithium crystals, one in a bid to destroy his counterpart, the other to attempt to seal the rift between the dimensions.[1] Automated stations were used to "crack" dilithium; one such station was located on Delta Vega.[Notes 1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Early episodes of Star Trek referred to the crystals that powered the ship as "lithium" crystals. Since the properties of lithium were well known, however, the name was changed to the fictional "dilithium" in subsequent episodes.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Alternative Factor." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 20. Directed by Gerd Oswald. Written by Don Ingalls. Desilu Productions, 30 March 1967.
  2. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 1. Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions, 22 September 1966.
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