NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Human (Star Trek)

In the Star Trek science fiction universe, Humans/Terrans (Homo sapiens sapiens) are one of the races undertaking interstellar travel. Human beings were instrumental in the founding of the United Federation of Planets. Although politically fragmented at the end of the 20th century, humans underwent political unification, and made first contact with the Vulcans. Image File history File links Star_Trek_Human_Montage. ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard (July 13, 2305-) is a fictional Starfleet officer in the Star Trek TV series and films. ... Spoiler warning: Hoshi Sato (July 9th, 2128-2246) is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe and the communication officer aboard the starship Enterprise (NX-01) in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Chakotay (born 2326) is a fictional character of the Star Trek universe, played by Robert Beltran, and was the second-in-command of the USS Voyager, to Kathryn Janeway in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... Geordi La Forge is a regular character in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, played by LeVar Burton. ... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... Starfleet Command In the fictional world of Star Trek, Starfleet Command is the headquarters of Starfleet, the directorate of exploration and defense for the United Federation of Planets. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... 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 â€“ as of the late 24th century â€“ hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

Human history in Star Trek diverged from the real world in the 20th century. Most remarkably, the 1990's saw the emergence of the Eugenics Wars where genetically engineered "supermen" such as Khan Noonien Singh sought to conquer Earth. They failed, and Khan and his followers escaped to space aboard a cryogenic sleeper ship. The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Eugenics Wars are a backstory event in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Khan Noonien Singh is a villain in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...

The 21st century saw social changes, unrest, and eventually World War III, a nuclear exchange that left the world factionalized. This period of human history ended when Zefram Cochrane invented the warp drive, leading to first contact with the Vulcans. The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, World War III is a nuclear war that devastated much of Earth which took place during the mid-21st century. ... Spoiler warning: Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character from the Star Trek universe who invented warp drive in 2063, bringing faster-than-light travel (FTL) technology to humanity; although technology to travel faster than light was developed independently by other races before and since, it is Cochranes contributions alone... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

In the 22nd century, human starships such as the Enterprise explored the galaxy, leading to hostile contact with the Suliban and Xindi and not quite friendly contact with the Klingons. Later in that century, humans fought an interstellar nuclear war with the Romulans, a war that ended with the negotiation of a peace treaty by subspace radio. This treaty established the Romulan Neutral Zone. The 22nd century (Gregorian calendar) will comprise the years 2101-2200. ... The Enterprise (NX-01) is a starship in the Star Trek fictional universe commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer. ... Suliban are a starfaring race in the Star Trek universe. ... The Xindi are an alien race in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... This article is about the fictional race. ... Romulans are a fictional alien species in the Star Trek universe. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, a neutral zone is a sort of buffer zone between the territories of two different powers. ...

Later on, humans became a founding member of the United Federation of Planets, and their history from that point forward is largely the history of the Federation. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

Most species in the Star Trek universe appear humanoid, because of the seeding efforts of the Ancient humanoids. In reality, it is because of the feasible limitations of television special effects, but in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the story was added to in order to justify this limitation. Prior to this explanation, Gene Roddenberry cited "parallel evolution" as another potential explanation. The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... Ancient humanoids were a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe that were one of the universes oldest sentient species. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 â€“ October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... It has been suggested that Morphological convergence be merged into this article or section. ...

In the Borg species classification code, humans are Species 5618. The Unicomplex, a huge Borg complex in the Delta Quadrant. ...

Possible "Evolution" of Humans

The theories of Human development put forward in Star Trek took several different paths:

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode All Good Things..., Q brings Jean-Luc Picard to Earth, presumably to the point on the proto-Eurasian continent which one day would become France, and shows the USS Enterprise-D captain the "spark of life", which in this alternate timeline does not combine into what Q says will ultimately become humanity. After the anti-time anomaly is sealed in the episode, it is further presumed that "evolution", as shown by Q, resumed without incident. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... All Good Things. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard (July 13, 2305-) is a fictional Starfleet officer in the Star Trek TV series and films. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. ...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Chase, Picard's archeology professor Galen, postulates and later proves the existence of a Proto-Humanoid race, which seeded the Milky Way Galaxy's class-M worlds with its genetic code, producing a tendency for sentients to develop into humanoid form, presumably including Humans. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The Chase is the 146th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor. ...

In the Star Trek episode The Paradise Syndrome, Captain James T. Kirk is rendered an amnesiac after encountering technology protecting a Human/Terran colony on a Class-M World in an asteroid belt. There Commander Spock researches the obelisk containing the alien technology which injured Kirk, finding a record of a race (or collection of races) involved in "Preserving" cultures and species unique in the universe. The Preservers were a musically-languaged race, and with their superior technology, settled Native American tribes on this frontier world to preserve the Indians' unique culture, including that of the Delawares, of which Miramanee was Chief's daughter and medicine woman. The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... James Tiberius Kirk (2233 - 2293/2371), played by William Shatner, is the leading character in the original Star Trek TV series and the films based on it. ... For other uses, see Spock (disambiguation). ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Preservers are an ancient race of aliens who visited Earth thousands of years ago and removed some human specimens from the planet. ...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Hide and Q, Q states to Commander Riker that the human desire to explore and to learn, as well as their curiosity, will eventually lead humans to a higher state of being. Q then went on to say that humans might even surpass the Q. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Hide and Q is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast November 23, 1987. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Captain William Thomas Will Riker is a Star Trek character, played by Jonathan Frakes. ...

While Terrans don't have any (physical) advantages compared to other species, like Vulcans who can become hundreds of years old and Klingons who are far more physically resilient, there are more adaptable capable of living in a much more varied set of enviroments, this is the primary reason why the majority the federation's disparite colony worlds are inhabited by humans, effectively a Terran diaspora, Terrans also use their emotions to their advantage. Unlike Vulcans who preferably suppress emotion instead of embracing it as a part of themselves, emotion can drive humans to go beyond boundaries which could be seen as unreachable by members of other species. This article is about the fictional race. ...

Ambassador Soval once told Admiral Forrest that of all the species his species had made contact with, Humans were the only one they couldn't define since they have the arrogance of Andorians and the stubborn pride of Tellarites; one moment they're as driven by their emotions as Klingons, and the next they confounded Vulcans by suddenly embracing logic. An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... In the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, Soval, portrayed by Gary Graham, is the Vulcan ambassador to Earth in the 22nd century. ... Admiral Maxwell Forrest was a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, played by Vaughn Armstrong. ... Shran, from Enterprise In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andoria, placed in Star Trek: Enterprise in the Procyon System. ... Tellarites are a fictional species from the planet Tellar from the Star Trek television show. ...

Emotions such as hope can drive Terrans to do perform amazing achievements; Vulcans needed 1.5 millennia to rebuild their nearly destroyed civilization from scratch, using only emotionless logic whereas Terrans only needed about a century. Empathy combined with love could be the very thing that unifies humans into helping others. These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ...

The Borg Queen stated humans to be a noble species when Captain Picard was willing to sacrifice himself in order to save the android, Data, who is technically not even a "real" person. The Unicomplex, a huge Borg complex in the Delta Quadrant. ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard (July 13, 2305-) is a fictional Starfleet officer in the Star Trek TV series and films. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. ... Data,[1] portrayed by Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Possible "Evolution" of Humans

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