FACTOID # 56: Malaysia has the lowest rate of cinema attendance in the world.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Doctor (Star Trek)
The Doctor / Emergency Medical Hologram
The Doctor of USS Voyager
Species: Human hologram
Gender: Male
Home planet: Jupiter Station
Affiliation: Starfleet
Posting: USS Voyager chief medical officer
Portrayed by: Robert Picardo

The Emergency Medical Hologram, better known as The Doctor, is a character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. The Doctor was played by Robert Picardo. Image File history File links Information. ... The nine faces of Doctor Who File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is an Intrepid class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification. ... This article is about modern humans. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, Jupiter Station is a space station orbiting Jupiter, and home of holo-programmer scientist, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, who spearheaded the creation of the Emergency Medical Hologram in the 2370s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is an Intrepid class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Robert Picardo as The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Robert Picardo as The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ...

Contents

Overview

The Doctor started his service on the USS Voyager as the standard Emergency Medical Hologram built into almost every newer Starfleet ship's sickbay, as an emergency measure for use if the ship's doctor should ever be temporarily unable to perform his/her duties. In the series' first episode, Voyager's Chief Medical Officer, along with his Vulcan nurse, were killed. The EMH was then called into duty. Given that the EMH was originally intended primarily as a temporary medical backup system, and not as an artificial life form as such, the Doctor essentially had to develop his own personality from scratch. This placed considerable strains on his program during the early parts of the journey. The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is an Intrepid class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Emergency Medical Hologram or EMH (full name: EMH Program AK-1 Diagnostic and Surgical Subroutine Omega-323) is a holographic program intended to support or replace medical personnel aboard a Starfleet vessel or installation in case of emergency. ... A sick bay is a nautical term for the location in a ship that is used for medical purposes[1]. Categories: Stub ... Look up emergency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Artificial Life, (commonly Alife or alife) is a field of study and art form that examines systems related to life, its processes and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry [1] (called soft, hard, and wet approaches respectively[2]). Artificial life complements traditional Biology by trying to...


Eventually, in order to try to develop a realistic personality, the Doctor not only manufactured a holographic family for himself (the episode "Real Life"), but also had an increasing number of other 'human' experiences. Because of these, the Doctor's program evolved to become more lifelike, with emotions and ambitions, and he developed meaningful and complex relationships with many members of the ship's crew. The Doctor also developed talents as a playwright, artist, photographer, and even became a connoisseur of the opera. Real Life is a episode from the third season of Star Trek Voyager. ... Italic text This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... A connoisseur (Fr. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ...


A recurring theme in the series was the set of ethical questions surrounding an artificial, but apparently sentient being. One interesting moment in this development was when the Doctor suffered an emotional breakdown: when faced with two patients that each had an equal chance of survival - but with only enough time to treat one patient - the Doctor chose to treat Harry Kim. The other patient, Ensign Jetal, died on the operating table. The Doctor was overwhelmed with guilt at this, since he happened to choose Harry - a person he happened to be friends with - and thus the Doctor believed his friendship with Kim inordinately influenced his choice of treatment. When the stress this caused nearly led to his program breaking down, Janeway had his memories of the experience deleted. However, when the Doctor later discovered clues as to what had happened, Janeway was eventually convinced that the Doctor had a right to learn to cope on his own rather than be treated merely as a defective piece of equipment ("Latent Image"). For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). ... Harry Kim is a fictional character of the Star Trek universe, played by Garrett Wang, who served aboard the Starship Voyager, with the rank of Ensign and as its chief operations officer, on Star Trek: Voyager. ... Kathryn Janeway (Born: May 20, 2332 in Bloomington, Indiana), played by Kate Mulgrew, is a Starfleet officer in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... The Doctor encounters his own personal Kobayashi Maru, two people lie on 2 biobeds. ...


However, Starfleet did not always accept the Doctor as a sentient being with all the rights afforded to a living person. This sparked particular interest when he sent a holonovel to a publisher on Earth, detailing the manner in which holograms were sometimes treated by Starfleet. Originally, his characters were closely based on actual members of Voyager's crew, but twisted to appear more vicious than they really were, leading to fears among the crew that people may assume they were really like that. Tom Paris managed to convince the Doctor to make adjustments without sacrificing his theme, but the Doctor was then forbidden to make any subsequent changes, as he lacked legal rights. Although the captain's subsequent efforts didn't result in the Doctor being ruled a 'person', he was accorded the status of 'artist', and was able to rewrite the novel. Four months later, it was known throughout the Alpha Quadrant as a very thought-provoking piece of work. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Thomas Eugene Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a fictional character in the Star Trek television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ...


In the earlier episodes, the Doctor always said "Please state the nature of the medical emergency" when he was activated, because it was the standard greeting of his program. He was later modified to say whatever he chose when activated. He was later given the abillity to deactivate himself in "Jetrel"), To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


The Doctor later acquired a mobile emitter ("Future's End") from the 29th century, which allowed him to move about freely. Previous to this, he had been confined to Sickbay or the Holodeck. The mobile emitter also made him ideal for missions where lack of oxygen, or a toxic environment would have proven fatal to the rest of the crew. A piece of 29th century equipment that the doctor acquired by Henry Starling in episode Futures end. ... Futures End is an episode from the third season of Star Trek: Voyager. ... A sick bay is a nautical term for the location in a ship that is used for medical purposes[1]. Categories: Stub ... A holodeck on the Enterprise-D; the arch and exit are prominent. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Standard atomic weight 15. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


One recurring theme in the Doctor's life was his lack of a name. Starfleet did not give him a name, and for a long time, the Doctor maintained that he did not want to have a name. Later, over the years, he adopted such names as 'Schmullus', 'Schweitzer' (after Albert Schweitzer), 'Van Gogh', 'Kenneth', and several others. The captioned dialog of early episodes, and early promotional material for the series' premiere, referred to him as 'Dr. Zimmerman', after his creator, Lewis Zimmerman. Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965), was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman is the creator of the Emergency Medical Hologram, or EMH. Dr. Zimmerman is the Director of Holographic imaging and Programming on Jupiter Station, and is regarded as the father of modern holography. ...


In the episode "Blink of an Eye", Voyager becomes trapped in the orbit of a planet where linear time passes at a highly-accelerated speed. The Doctor beams down to the planet, where he gets lost, then lives for three "years", having a relationship with a woman, and having a son whom he names 'Jason Tabreez'. Blink of an Eye is an episode from the sixth season of Star Trek: Voyager, airing on January 19, 2000. ...


The Doctor's programming soon evolved to the point where he fell in love with Seven of Nine, though she did not reciprocate those feelings. Also, in an alternate future shown in the episode, "Endgame", the Doctor adopts the name 'Joe', then eventually marries a human female, named Lana (played by Amy Lindsay). Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One, often shortened to Seven of Nine or simply Seven, played by Jeri Ryan, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... Endgame is the title of the final episode in the Star Trek spin off series, Star Trek: Voyager. ... Amy Lindsay is an American actor. ...


Robert Picardo also had a cameo in the movie "Star Trek: First Contact", where he played the emergency medical hologram of the USS Enterprise-E. Doctor Beverly Crusher activated him as a means of distracting the Borg, while they escaped. He replied, "I'm a doctor, not a doorstop", an homage to Doctor McCoy's famous line "I'm a doctor, not a..." (the Doctor also made this reference several other times, on Voyager). When the Borg break in, he attempts to offer them cream for itchy skin caused by their implants. Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... The fictional Sovereign-class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E or Enterprise-E) is the primary setting of the films Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. ... Doctor Beverly Crusher, played by actress Gates McFadden, was a character on the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show and subsequent films. ... The Unicomplex, a huge Borg complex in the Delta Quadrant. ... Dr. Leonard H. McCoy (nicknamed Bones), played by DeForest Kelley, is a character in the original Star Trek series, and the first six Star Trek films. ...


His character's growth and gradual humanization throughout "Star Trek: Voyager" provided one of the more compelling arcs in the series. The Doctor often filled the role of the token "outside observer", making him in many ways a character similar to Mr. Spock, Data, Odo and T'Pol. For other uses, see Spock (disambiguation). ... Data[1] is a character, portrayed by Brent Spiner, in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Odo is a shapeshifter played by Rene Auberjonois on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The Doctor's entire programme uses 50 million gigaquads.(Lifesigns) A Gigaquad is a unit of data size on the science fiction show Star Trek. ... Lifesigns is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 19th episode of the second season. ...


Emergency Command Hologram

The "Emergency Command Hologram" is first coined by The Doctor, in the episode, "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy", where he creates a program that allows him to daydream. In his grandiose daydreams, the Doctor adds routines which allow him to take command of Voyager, in the event that the command crew were disabled. The daydreams are picked up by a Hierarchy vessel in a nearby nebula and are thought to be real events. Once the crew discover that the Doctor is daydreaming, they became aware of some of his wishes by viewing his daydreams in the holodeck, including his desire to be an Emergency Command Hologram. Captain Janeway promises the Doctor that she will consider his proposal. Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the sixth season. ... A daydream is a fantasy that a person has while awake, often about spontaneous and fanciful thoughts not connected to the persons immediate situation. ... Kathryn Janeway (Born: May 20, 2332 in Bloomington, Indiana), played by Kate Mulgrew, is a Starfleet officer in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...


The ECH made its debut the following season in "Workforce", where the crew is forced to abandon ship because the ship stumbles upon a subspace mine, which releases great amount of tetryon radiation. The only way to keep the ship moving is for the doctor take over the command functions. Workforce was a two-part episode broadcast of the seventh season of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, first airing in the winter of 2001. ...


Also, in the episode "Renaissance Man" The Doctor uses his ECH persona in order to eject the Warp core, against the wishes of the rest of the crew. Renaissance Man is the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Voyager. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Warp drive. ...


Backup copies of the Doctor

Unlike most computer programs, the Doctor's program was never copied or backed up. This was something of an awkward point in the show, but it was a necessary shortcoming from a dramatic point of view. If the Doctor could be restored from a backup copy, he could never really be in peril. The exception to this rule, however, occurs in "Living Witness", which presents a peek into the future of a backup copy of the Doctor. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


Key episodes and milestones

Episodes in which the Doctor's character is expanded or plays a key role.

  • Caretaker - Introduction to his character; first long-term activation
  • Heroes and Demons - The doctor's first 'away mission' to the holodeck, to rescue crew members trapped in a renegade program.
  • Future's End - Acquires his mobile emitter
  • Darkling - Attempts to graft personalities of historical figures into his program
  • Real Life - Creates a family on the holodeck
  • Message in a Bottle - Transmitted to the Alpha Quadrant, to deliver a message
  • Living Witness - His back-up program is activated 700 years in the future and must defend against claims that Voyager was a warship
  • Latent Image - Experiences psychologial trauma as a result of a patient's death
  • Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy - The Doctor experiences being in command of Voyager against several attacking ships
  • Critical Care - Stolen from Voyager to serve in an alien hospital
  • Body and Soul - Forced to incorporate his program into Seven of Nine allowing him sensory experiences
  • Author, Author - Fights for his rights as a sentient lifeform
  • Endgame - Returns home to the Alpha Quadrant.

Caretaker was the first episode of the television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... Heroes and Demons is the 12th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. ... Futures End is an episode from the third season of Star Trek: Voyager. ... Darkling is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the eighteenth episode of the third season. ... Real Life is a episode from the third season of Star Trek Voyager. ... Message in a Bottle is an episode from the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager. ... Living Witness is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 23st episode of the fourth season. ... The Doctor encounters his own personal Kobayashi Maru, two people lie on 2 biobeds. ... Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the sixth season. ... Author, Author was an episode broadcast of the seventh season of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, first airing in the winter of 2001. ... Endgame is the title of the final episode in the Star Trek spin off series, Star Trek: Voyager. ...

Casting

During his audition for the role of the Doctor, Robert Picado was asked to merely say, "Somebody forgot to turn off my program." However, he then added the line, "I'm a doctor, not a nightlight" (Picardo was initially afraid that he may have ruined his chances -- ad-libbing, he explained, was something that one just 'did not do' in an audition). He then got the part.[1]


References

is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
The Doctor (Star Trek) - definition of The Doctor (Star Trek) in Encyclopedia (658 words)
The Doctor is a character on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager.
The Doctor started his service on the USS Voyager as an Emergency Medical Hologram built into the starship's sickbays as a stop-gap measure for use if the ship's doctor should be temporarily unable to perform his duties.
The Doctor's programming evolved to the point where he fell in love with Seven of Nine, though she did not reciprocate those feelings.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.