Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Transporter (Star Trek)


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
 transporter (Star Trek)
The device, first seen aboard the Starship Enterprise in the Star Trek original series, which made the concept of teleportation familiar to a wide audience.
By 1994, when production started on the fourth TV incarnation of the franchise, Star Trek Voyager, computer graphics was well into its stride and a new transporter effect was devised in which little spheres of light expand to cover the person, a shower of fading glitter providing a node to the past.
Transporter fission turns to fusion in the Voyager episode "Tuvix," when crewmates Tuvok, the Vulcan security officer, and Neelix, the spotty Talaxian, longtime antagonists, are merged during a teleportation into one person.
www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/T/transporter.html   (835 words)

  
 The Transporter in Star Trek
Since the very first pilot episode for Star Trek, "The Cage", the transporter has been an invaluable tool; not just for the characters, but for the writers as well.
"Star Trek III: The Seach For Spock" (ST III: TSFS) - Kirk's plan to beam down to Genesis at the same time Kruge's crew would be beaming to the Enterprise.
"The Ensigns Of Command" (TNG #149) - The transporter is unable to function in the orbit of Tau Sygna V due to hyperonic radiation in the atmosphere.
deepspace93.com /transpor.html   (2148 words)

  
 Transporter room - Memory Alpha
A transporter room is part of an starship or space station which is specially outfitted to transport lifeforms and small inanimate objects.
The number of transporter rooms varies per ship or station the main criteria being able to evacuate all personnel within a specified time.
Star Trek and related names are trademarks of Paramount Pictures, and are used under "fair use" guidelines.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Transporter_room   (193 words)

  
 Star Wars vs Star Trek Essays: The Philosophy of Star Trek
The occasional objection to transportation is always portrayed in the same light as modern-day fear of flying: superstitious and irrational (although ironically enough, Doctor McCoy's concerns were later shown to be justified, since "transporter psychosis" was later discovered and presumably solved).
Star Trek's mentality of "technology improves society and has no side effects" can only be the result of historical ignorance and shallow thinking.
In Star Trek (in the TNG era and beyond), the society of the Federation is invariably described as "paradise" by the characters onscreen.
www.stardestroyer.net /Empire/Essays/Philosophy.html   (6857 words)

  
 Transporter
Of all of Star Trek's fantastic technologies, surely none has had such an impact on our culture as the transporter.
In one deft move, the writers of the original Star Trek series created a technology that simultaneously solved a story-telling nightmare - of explaining how the crew manages to move quickly from planet to ship - and set the imagination of the television-viewing public alight.
Star Trek and its associated properties are TM and Copyright ©1998 Paramount Pictures, all rights reserved.
www.exn.ca /mini/startrek/transporter.cfm   (736 words)

  
 Star Wars vs Star Trek Technology: Star Trek Realism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Now, an intrepid Star Trek fan might object here that a warp bubble is produced by subspace fields rather than gravitational fields, but this particular dissertation is based on real science, and subspace is a non-entity in real science.
Trek writers are over-eager to voraciously consume the latest, most inspiring theories (particularly from the field of quantum mechanics) in search of new Trek technology ideas, as are their fans.
Some Star Trek fans such as myself, are forced to invent elaborate theories involving fictional nuclear forces, to rationalize the behaviour of phasers, which violate virtually every law of physics known to exist.
www.stardestroyer.net /Empire/Tech/Myths/STRealism.html   (6724 words)

  
 The Science of Star Trek (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Star Trek also attracts and excites generations of viewers about advanced science and engineering, and it's almost the only show that depicts scientists and engineers positively, as role models.
Star Trek's Dr. Crusher shines a healing ray on her wounded patients and the skin or bone heals immediately.
The Star Trek series are the only science fiction series crafted with such respect for real science and intelligent writing.
ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /education/just_for_fun/startrek.html   (2350 words)

  
 Transporter (Star Trek) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The transporter was invented in the early 22nd century by Dr. Emory Erickson, who also became the first human to be successfully transported (Ent: "Daedalus").
In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Vice Admiral James T. Kirk and Lieutenant Saavik carry on a conversation during rematerialization.
Transporter psychosis is caused by a break down of neurological chemicals during transport.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transporter_(Star_Trek)   (1221 words)

  
 Star Trek V
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier proved to be a disaster, garnering the worst reviews of the series and one of the lowest box office takes as well.
And, in typical Star Trek fashion, the regular characters who undergo this supposed "life-altering" emotional exposure will talk about how their entire existence has been changed, but show no signs of being any different than before.
Now, I’m not enough of a Star Trek geek so as to know how the Federation Galaxy is laid out, but certainly it seems like a trip to the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy would take years, perhaps decades, not hours.
www.jabootu.com /startrekv.htm   (8373 words)

  
 The Transporter in Star Trek vs. the Warlord Teleporter
In Star Trek, the transporter is perhaps the most famous of all the technologies onboard the starship Enterprise.
Doesn't the Star trek transporter requrire to break the laws of QM for it work and isn't alot of information required to store the infromation.
This was done, the effects from an aging disease was reversed by using the transporter, twice, in the "Deadly Years" in the original Star Trek series, and "Unatural Selection" in Next Generation.
www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?t=114614   (2827 words)

  
 TrekToday - Meet The Transporter's Creator In 'Daedalus'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Rumours that a major movie star might be interested in appearing in 'Star Trek XI' plus BSG producer's faith in choice of new Star Trek franchise head.
He proposes that the transporter signals could be sent through subspace, and even envisions a day when starships will no longer be needed to convey passengers from planet to planet — the transporter could do the job instead.
The Trek Nation and its subsidiary sites are in no way affiliated with Paramount Pictures, Inc. Star Trek ®, in all its various forms, is a trademark of Paramount Pictures.
www.trektoday.com /news/051004_02.shtml   (981 words)

  
 Star Trek Soundtracks: Symphonic Star Trek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The music of Star Trek is as familiar a part of its persona as the transporter.
And we must remember that Star Trek, is, after all, science fiction, and everything, including the science, is merely, as Gene Roddenberry said when referring to the Enterprise, "a vehicle for storytelling." The cosmic themes touched on in the series—love, hate, passion, joy, fear—are essential to the success of the series.
Let us hope that as the sounds of Star Trek make their way at light-speed through the galaxy, that we on earth are still here to explore the awesome possibilities that nature holds out for us to discover.
www.startreksoundtracks.com /sts-symphonic-star-trek.html   (1886 words)

  
 Welcome to The STArchive
Star Trek turned 40 years old this day, airing "The Man Trap" on NBC.
Star Trek ® is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Star Trek ©, Star Trek: The Next Generation ©, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ©, Star Trek: Voyager ©, and Star Trek: Enterprise © are Trademarks of Paramount Pictures.
starchive.cs.umanitoba.ca   (98 words)

  
 Star Trek
The next series of Star Trek Megos were the aliens Cheron (pictured right), Keeper, Gorn, and Neptunian.
The Romulan is consider the rarest of all of the Star Trek figures.
Talos was inspired by the Talosian aliens from original pilot "The Cage" and classic Star Trek episode "The Menagerie, Parts I and II".
www.newforcecomics.com /trekref/startrek.htm   (572 words)

  
 Scifilm -- TV Files, Star Trek: "The Enemy Within"
Following a mysterious transporter malfunction, Captain James T. Kirk is actually split into two different beings—one good and compassionate, the other evil and ruthless.
Once this has been discovered, the good Kirk must find a way to deal with the evil Kirk who is running loose on the ship after assaulting the lovely Yeoman Janice Rand and attacking another member of the crew (technician Fisher) who tried to stop him.
Also an animal was also split into two with similar results after being beamed up from the nearby planet where most serious to the 4 men stranded the temperature drops to 120 degrees below at night.
www.scifilm.org /tv/startrek/startrek5.html   (337 words)

  
 The Transporter In Star Trek: Conversion of Matter Into Energy
The transporter in Star Trek is one of the most fascinating theoretical technologies on board the starship Enterprise.
The problem with the Star Trek transporter is how to handle all the information that defines a person and that person's actual state at a given moment.
However the science behind "Star Trek" is never explained (or even attempted to be explained).
www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?p=503570   (1830 words)

  
 The World of Star Trek
Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Generations, and USS Enterprise are trademarks of Paramount Communications Inc., which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc. No infringement is intended.
The fourth Star Trek series, Star Trek: Voyager tells the story of a starfleet crew and a Maquis crew thrown together in an unexplored quadrant of the galaxy, 70000 light years away from home.
William Shatner, James Doohan and Walter Koenig from the original series star alongside the Next Generation cast, in the first of the TNG movies, with Malcolm McDowell as Soran, and Barbara March and Gwynyth Walsh as the Klingon Duras sisters Lursa and B'tor.
www.ee.surrey.ac.uk /Contrib/SciFi/StarTrek   (440 words)

  
 eBay - star trek transporter, Science Fiction, Action Figures items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Star Trek TNG Transporter Playset by Playmates MISB
Star Trek The Next Generation Transporter playset MIB
Star Trek Transporter Pass/Phaser Permit ID Badge Set
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=star+trek+transporter&...   (334 words)

  
 Star Trek
A friend of mine has launched her original jewelry designs online: jewelrybypaula.com Star Trek fans: she's got Bajoran earrngs.
Teddy, the orange cat who generously plays "Spot" on several of the Spot of Star Trek postcards, has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
He was 16 years old and had numerous health problems, and in some ways he was a bit of a crochety old codger his last few years.
www.actioncat.com /startrekcards.html   (370 words)

  
 Transporter Room: Star Trek Gallery: Mego Museum
The Transporter Room toy was merely a reworking of the Transporter mechanism from the Enterprise Playset.
It is not known for certain exactly why this UK Transporter substitution was felt necessary by Palitoy, but the following theory has been put forth: It is possible that this was a shipping cost-saving measure.
The vinyl housing of the Enterprise was manufactured in the United States, but the plastic accessories--including the Transporter Unit--were made in Hong Kong.
www.megomuseum.com /startrek/transporter.html   (462 words)

  
 Star Trek Toys Games Software Action figures with ToysWards.com
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Q in DS9 Uniform
Star Trek the Next Generation Captain Picard in Duty Uniform 4.5" Action Figure
Star Trek KB Exclusive Admiral Kirk and Capt. Spock from The Wrath of Khan Ltd Figures
www.toyswards.com /Startrek.htm   (799 words)

  
 The Star Trek Transporter Effect
This tutorial shows you how to create the Star Trek transporter effect.
We will also add a transporter sound effect which is the same duration as the sparkle video clip.
Import the video clip you will be using for the main shot, the sparkles video clip and the transporter sound effect file.
www.mediacollege.com /video/special-effects/star-trek/transporter   (411 words)

  
 Star Trek Toys Games Software Action figures with ToysValley.com
Star Trek Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Captain Leonardo Action Figure
Star Trek Generations Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge Action Figure
Star Trek Generations Lieutenant Commander William Riker Action Figure
www.hlebooks.com /toysval/Startrek.htm   (799 words)

  
 The Star Trek Transporter Effects Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
This web page is dedicated to four phases of a special effects project that I worked on over the course of about seven years.
Phase I of the project, completed in 1994, consisted of me building a model of the Star Trek Enterprise's transporter room.
Phase III of the project, completed on June 13, 1999, involved me materializing in front of the Vasquez Rock formation, which was shown prominently in the ST:TOS episode "Arena".
www.geocities.com /~special_effect/star_trek.html   (203 words)

  
 The Definitive Star Trek Collection!
This category includes but is not limited to television programs, feature films, novels and novelizations, comic books, games and parodies of Star Trek.
A list for the discussion of the many aspects of Star Trek, ranging from discussions about the movies, series, and books; discussions about the characters and/or actors; discussions about Star Trek fan clubs; to anything else dealing with Star Trek.
T his list is open to anyone with an interest in Star Trek.
my.execpc.com /~lam/startrek.html   (432 words)

  
 Transporter Room Star Trek Toys by Playmates Toys - Star Trek Toys Collectibles Merchandise Books
Beam in or beam out your favorite Star Trek action figures and Scotty doesn't even have to be there.
Activate the transporter from the operator's console to light up the transporter chamber.
Hear the authentic transport sounds and beam your favorite character on to their mission.
www.whataslacker.com /star_trek_toys/toys/6104.shtml   (213 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM
OUT NOW: Star Trek Magazine - Issue #2
Check out Titan Magazine's latest issue of Star Trek Magazine with a Kate Mulgrew interview, news and more!
STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/index.html   (186 words)

  
 Star Trek Store
You command this large-scale model of the NX-01 from Star Trek: Enterprise.
Autographed photo of Kate Mulgrew as Star Trek: Voyager’s Captain Janeway.
Own Star Trek: The Animated Series on DVD for the first time ever!
store.startrek.com   (208 words)

  
 Transporter (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
a molecular transporter, which moves molecules across cell membranes
a transporter beam, a fictional device from the TV series Star Trek
the Volkswagen Transporter, a model of van from Volkswagen
transporter.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888   (226 words)

  
 Star Trek - Transporter on Smartphone.net
Summary: Right from Star Trek - The Next Generation engineering: The actual sound of the transporter as your Ringtone!
Star Trek fans -- this ringtone is right from The Next Generation TV serires -- the actual sound of the transporter "beaming up" a search party.
Submit a bug or comment to the developer of this software
www.smartphone.net /software_detail.asp?id=608   (130 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.