Bruce Maddox is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. He is a cybernetics scientist. Following the death of Noonien Soong, Maddox decided to continue the work of Soong, and took a special interest in the android Data, who was created by Soong. Maddox was portrayed by Brian Brophy. In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Hutt can mean: New Zealands Hutt River, which flows through the Hutt Valley, and the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt situated on its banks. ... Gender often refers to the distinctions between males and females in common usage. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... Commander is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... Cybernetics is the study of communication and control, typically involving regulatory feedback in living organisms, machines and organisations, as well as their combinations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the fictional Star Trek: The Next Generation universe, Dr. Noonien Soong is a human cyberneticist who is the creator of the regular android character Data. ... Data,[1] portrayed by Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Maddox was the only person on the panel that opposed Data's entrance into Starfleet. This event was alluded to by Data speaking to Picard during the "Measure of a man" episode.

In the second season episode "The Measure of a Man" Maddox was able to convince Starfleet to allow him to disassemble Data in order to further his research. Maddox ordered Data transferred to starbase 173 in order to proceed with the disassembly, but Data tried to resign his commission. When Starfleet tried to assert that Data was property, Data appealed his decision to the judicial system, and won the right to refuse to undergo Maddox's procedure. The Measure of a Man is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast in 1989. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ...

Following his legal victory, Data told Maddox to continue his work towards creating more Soong-type androids, and that when Maddox was ready that Soong would still be there. Maddox has not appeared in any further Star Trek releated television series or movies. However a reference to Maddox was made in the episode "Data's Day". Datas Day is a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...