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Phasers are common and versatile phased array pulsed energy projectile weapons, first seen in the original Star Trek series and later in almost all subsequent films and television spin-offs. Phasers range in size from small arms to starship -mounted weaponry.
Walter Matthew Jefferies [1] (August 12, 1921 – July 21, 2003) [2] [3] was an American aviation and mechanical artist, set designer, and writer. He is best known for his work on the original Star Trek television series, where he designed many of the sets and props, including the original Starship Enterprise, and the bridge and sick bay.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is a starship in the Star Trek media franchise. It is the main setting of the original Star Trek television series (1966–69), and it is depicted in films, other television series, spin-off fiction, products, and fan-created media.
A 3D Scan was taken of David Tennant's Sonic Screwdriver (which is the last remaining screen used prop from that series) to create the body of the Tenth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver. [4] In July 2014 it was revealed on the company's Facebook page, that the next product they would be releasing would be a Star Trek phaser replica. [5]
On March 11, 1964, Gene Roddenberry, a long-time fan of science fiction, drafted a short treatment for a science-fiction television series that he called Star Trek. [8] This was to be set on board a large starship named S.S. Yorktown in the 23rd century [9] [10] bearing a crew dedicated to exploring the Milky Way galaxy.
The tricorder prop for the original Star Trek series was designed and built by Wah Ming Chang, who created several futuristic props under contract. [citation needed] Some of his designs are considered to have been influential on later, real-world consumer electronics devices.
By purchasing a HD-DVD player and a remastered HD-DVD Star Trek season one, buyers of this special promotion could acquire a remote control shaped like Star Trek original-series phaser prop. [9] Toshiba had partnered with Paramount to release the original series in remastered format, to support its then-new HD-DVD optical video disc format. [10]
As fans of the original series of Star Trek and fans of the space program, Sternbach and Michael Okuda found roles as Technical Advisors on the series, advising the writers on technical matters and developing a number of concepts to add realism to the Star Trek universe, such as the Structural Integrity Field and the Inertial Dampener. To this ...