Startrek: Memory Prime

This book is by Gar and Judith Reeves-Stevons. I started this book on April 8, 2019. I finished it on Tuesday June 25, 2019. It had 309 pages.

They were on a world no one wanted, a nameless world. Starn, a Starfleet officer, was drinking at a Klingon Bar. He drank Vulcan water. The girl he met in the bar brought him to Karth, a young Klingon. Karth asked Starn to murder someone. Karth was a robot that stunned the girl with a memory reducing potion for 12 hours.

There was a Vulcan Award party known as Memory Prime. Spock was put in charge of making the arrangements for the guests that the Enterprise was escorting there. Someone tried to transport something at Warp which could have caused the Warp Engines to blow.

"Memory Prime was one of the most secure installations the Federation has ever constructed. Since the Memory Alpha disaster, the entire concept of libraries being unsheilded and fully accessible of freely available data had been rotated through four dinensions and come out backwards." Memory Prime p. 20

Cheif Administer Salmon Nensi, the Starfleet commander was about to retire in three months. The Enterprise was coming, Romaine, who was Scotty's daughter was excited to see him.

"Without input on current, these circuits would be unchanging, and they would have no preception. Their conciousness, their life is change. Thus they live in transition." Memory Prime p. 41

Romaine thought one of the Pathfinders had lied. Spock was under investigation. Sradek, one of Spocks instructors was aboard the Enterprise and asked Kirk why he couldn't see Spock.

"Humans, like Vulcans, cared too much for technology and science, often at the expense of their emotions. It would be fitting to inflame the one by turning the other against them." Memory Prime p. 66

Scotty was giving a tour of the Warp Nacelles of the Enterprise. Spock was suspect in the Warp malfunction, the only way to clear his name was on Memory Prime.

"For some council members Memory Alpha represented the golden door to the future in which all beings throughout the galexy would be united in the only adventure worth pursuing: the search for information and understanding, the never ending quest for knowledge. Memory Alpha would be the dream made real, fully and freely accessible to all Federation scholars, an unarmed, undefended oasis of peace and common purpose." Memory Prime p. 86

Because of a catastrophic disaster  the Memory Prime idea was set across the galaxy. Memory Beta was exobiology. Memory Gamma was economics and agricultural. Memory Delta was steller and planetary formation and evolution.

Both Nensi and Romaine knew the Pathfinders were lying to them. McCoy thought Spock was keeping Kirk in the dark because of his rank. An Andorian Commander, Faal, took over command of Memory Prime, he wouldn't say why or what for.

"It was one thing to sit in a chair with the weight and warmth of a real book and be tranported by fiction or philosophy, or the inspiring words of beings from far away or long ago." 

Memory Prime p. 105

Nensi begrudgingly asked the Pathfinders for help on what happened on the Enterprise. Wolfe just removed Uhura from the bridge and almost had a mutiny but Uhura stopped it.

"Just as the human mind is impulses in protein circuitry yet we can't back ourselves up."

Memory Prime p. 149

"A full synthetic conciousness when stored, loses that impetus to thought, the flow of current through circuitry. When the data pattern is frozen in storage, there is as yet no way to make it become self-aware again, any more than a vat filled with the chemical components of a human body can spontaneously come to life. It has to grow and be nurtured from an embryonic form. 

Memory Prime p. 150

Spock escaped confinement aboard the Enterprise. Wolfe gave the order to kill Spock when found.

"Zeyfrom Cochran's brilliant insights were applied on Warp theory at the venerable Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Earth, and within seven years of the two planets first contact the light barrier had fallen before their mutual onslaught."

Memory Prime p. 161

Scotty and Kirk were on Memory Prime searching for Spock. Woolfe found them and took them in with Farl.There was a coolant leak. Spock was found by one of the associates, Two, Kirk sent out for him. He told him he was safe and he would explain when he was aboard the Enterprise.

Kirk and McCoy figured out robots dressed as Vulcans, were the assassins. Kirk had been fighting an associate and then he was rescued by Two.

"Resistance seemed futile, and the great minds and orators of Vulcan prepared their followers for the ultimate reward of emotions run wild; the war and destruction and extinction that claimed so many other worlds."

Memory Prime p. 223

T'Pel was Sereks war-like cousin. An order of Vulcans followed her. Wolfe disliked Kirk because she thought he was to reckless and disregarding the dream of The Federation to explore new frontiers and seek out new life. 

No one knows if Constellation Monkeys are living or not. They are thought to have a group mind.

Two set out to think like humans. Spock deeply meditated and played dead so Kirk, McCoy, Nensi and Romaine could escape. Klingons were attacking Prime. Kirk, Romaine, McCoy and Uhura were trying to signal to the Enterprise.

"A person who functions as Prime Interface is able to directly connect with Pathfinders consciousnesses. It makes the human mind function almost as quickly as the human consciousness so that the workload can be more efficiently processed." Memory Prime p. 269

"Chances are asteroids will outlast Earth, simply evaporate as its proteins decay." Memory Prime p. 278

"The were just a layer, a pleasure-giving addition to the solid and stable structure that lay beneath everything. Nothing to fear, they were accepted as easily as poetry of the stars, the whispers of the virtual particles, the slow heartbeat of the 'living' universe."

Memory Prime p. 290

Spock merged with Two. Spock mindmelded with Trinele and killed him thus saving them all. The Datawells called Romaine their Pathfinder. McCoy was talking to one of Spock's teachers about his youthful exploits, he found out Spock was known as the class clown, Spock tried to dissuade the conversation but couldn't.

Emergecy Medical Holographic Program

Abbreviated EMH, it's a sophisticated holographic program mach 1. It was developed by Starfleet and used on most Federation ships. It was designed to provide short-term advanced assistance during emergencies in sickbay not replacing the medical officer. EMH Progam AK-1 is itd formal name. There has been four EMH programs in Starfleet history as of yet.

Spock gave McCoy the idea to form an EMH. McCoy said he rather die than be replaced.

Doctor Lewis Zimmerman was assigned to the task of creating the EMH at Jupiter Station Holoprograming Center. He designed them as the embodiment of medicine.  The EMH mark 1 was programmed with ovee five million possible treatments from over 2000 medical references and the experience of 47 medical officers. It contains over fifty gigoquads of computer memory.

Boothby

He was a groundskeeper of Starfleet Academy. He gave advice to notable captains such as Picatd and Janeway to name a few.

Kobashi Maru Scenario

An infamous no-win scenario that was part of the cadet curriculum who were on the command track. This was used to assess the discipline, character, and command styles when an impossible situation arose. Yeremiah Hardt yeremiah@aol.com

Drink

I'm a doctor, not a....

The running gag in the various Star Trek series in which a medical figure states, "I'm a doctor, not a...." was originally found in the film comedy The Kennel Murder Case. Only Dr. Krusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, of all main cast doctors of five series, never said the phrase.  Dr. Pulaski on Star Trek: The Next Generation the line, either, but she was not credited as a regular cast member.
Star Trek Trivia Calendar Sunday October 13, 2013

Warp Factor Chart

Warp speed is the way starship speed is measured in Star Trek. It is a logarithmic scale, not linear. Warp 10 is infinite speed, and is the same thing as occupying every point in the universe simultaneously. Here is a chart that shows how fast each warp factor is, compared to the speed of light, and the distance to our nearest star, Alpha Centauri, which is 4.6 light years distant.

Warp Lightspeed Time to Centauri
1 1 5 years
2 10 6 months
3 39 2 months
4 102 18 days
5 214 9 days
6 392 5 days
7 656 3 days
8 1024 2 days
9 1516 1 day
9.2 1649 1 day
9.6 1909 23 hours
9.9 3053 14 hours
9.99 7912 6 hours
9.9999 199516 13 minutes
The numbers above have been rounded, and are based on the Star Trek Encyclopedia's data.

Star Trek major contributions

Star Trek has had a major impact on my life. It has shown me that whatever you can imagine will come true. It has been the seed of many of my writings as well as my projects.

I have taken a greater interest in outer space because of the shows. I cant wait for the new series to come out.

Stardates and how to get them

Using reference points established in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a mathematical fomula for converting stardates into standard calendar dates is possible. One full Earth year is 1,000 stardate units, so to figure out the date for stardate 41153.7 in the first season (year 2364) take the last three digits and decimal, divide by 1000 and multiple by 365 to get the day of the year, which in this case is 56th day, or February 25, 2364. Don't forget to factor in leap years, in which case the multiplier should be 366.

A Klingon death

StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of Victor Lundin, a character actor with a unique place in Star Trek history. Lundin, who passed away on June 29 at the age of 83, portrayed the very first Klingon on Star Trek: The Original Series. Most fans assume that Jon Colicos as Kor had that distinction in the episode "Errand of Mercy." However, Lundin's Klingon Lieutenant actually appeared on screen a few moments before Colicos' Kor.

First Generation tractor beams

They were first referenced in 1928. In essence they are light rays that both push and pull. There are electromagnetic forces at work, and possibly gravitons.

It's extremely common for more then one force of gravity to effect an object. An example is if you are holding a cup, your force is attracting it while the Earths force is also keeping the cup upright.

In 1986, "Optical Tweezers" were invented, which were able to pull objects with lights and lasers. The optical vortex bends light to change objects momentum. It traps light, absorbing particles because of heatis pushing out the center which is moving within the air.

7 wonders of the StarTrek Galexy

Startrek Magazine Winter 2012 issue 42

1) Bajorean Wormhole- This wormhole is called the Celestial Temple by the Bajorans.

2) The Dyson Sphere- This sphere is a whopping 200 million kilometers. It is built around a sun, and is one of the finest engineering feats known to exist.

3) The Nexus- This spatial phenomena causes dreams to become reality. But you better be careful what you wish for because it all comes with a price.

4) The Guardian of Forever- This ancient, glowing ring shaped rock is actually a portal used to travel through time as well as dimensions. All you have to be careful of is changing the course of history.

5) StarFleet headquarters- This is the headquarters where all the action begins. Located in San Francisco of Earth, you could tour it all if you happen to be in the area.

6) Great Domes of Qonos- This is one of the landmarks of the Klingon homeworld. When Worf was there for the first time he felt as if he was home. If you spend to long gazing at them, however, you run thevrisk of feeling as Worf did.

7)Unimatrix Zero- Take a break from reality, but be warned that you might be turned Borg while in here.

Gene Roddenberry

Originally pitched StarTrek as "Wagon Train to the Stars."  Wagon Train was a western tv series that ran on NBC (1957-62) and ABC (1962-65). Roddenberrys original name for the Enterprise was Yorktown.  "Wagon Train to the Stars" is also a name of a novel written by Diane Carey in 2000 from Pocket Books Star Trek New Earth series.
From Trek Trivia Calendar February 1, 2012

Computer Simulation Reality

What is real?

This question has plagued mankind for our whole existence. We could only perceive a fraction of our surroundings. What if our world is just a simulation of another reality. Nick Bostrom, oxford University philosopher is one of the lead minds studying this quandary. He asks if we create a universe simulation, we probably will create as many simulations as we can to learn more about our universe.

Silas R. Beane, Zorah Devodi and Martin J. Savage have set forth the lattice gauge and quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to help determine if we are living in a computer simulation.

There are four forces within our universe, which are electromagnetism, strong and weak nuclear forces and gravity. The Lattice Gauge Theory and QCD focus on nuclear forces, that hold subatomic particles together. The strongest of which has the shortest range.

Quantum chromo-dynamics explains the fundamental nature in four space time dimensions. High performance computers (HPC) enable this researchers to simulate small universes to study QCD. Lattice structures enable representation of the space time continuum. universes

Starfleet Planet Classes

Class A - Gas Supergiant Planets of this class are usually found in a star's outer or "cold zone". They are typically 140 thousand to 10 million kilometers in diameter and have high core temperatures causing them to radiate heat. Low stellar radiation and high planet gravity enables them to keep a tenuous surface comprised of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds.

Class B - Gas Giant Class B Planets are usually found in a star's outer or "cold zone". They are typically 50 thousand to 140 thousand kilometers in diameter and have high core temperatures but do not radiate much heat. Low stellar radiation and high planet gravity enables them to keep a tenuous surface comprised of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds.

Class C - Reducing Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. They have high surface temperatures due to the "greenhouse effect" caused by their dense atmospheres. The only water found is in vapor form.

Class D - Geo Plastic Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10,000 to 15,000 kilometers in diameter. They have a molten surface because they have been recently formed. The atmosphere contains many hydrogen compounds and reactive gases. Class D planets eventually cool, becoming Class E.

Class E - Geo Metallic Planets of this class have a molten core and are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10,000 to 15,000 kilometers in diameter. Their atmospheres still contain hydrogen compounds. They will cool further eventually becoming Class F.

Class F - Geo Crystaline Class F planets are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter and have surfaces that are still crystalizing. Their atmospheres still contain some toxic gases. They will cool eventually becoming Class C, M or N.

Class G - Desert Planets of this class can be found in any of a star's zones. They are typically 8 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. Their surfaces are usually hot. Their atmospheres contain heavy gases and metal vapors.

Class H - Geo-Thermal Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "habitable zone" or "cold zone". They are typically 1,000 to 10,000 kilometers in diameter. They have partially molten surfaces and atmospheres that contain many hydrogen compounds. They cool becoming Class L.

Class I - Asteroid / Moon Planetary bodies of this class can be found in any of a star's zones. They are usually found in orbit of larger planets or in asteriod fields. They are typically 100 to 1,000 kilometers in diameter. They have no atmospheres. Their surfaces are barren and cratered.

Class J - Geo-Morteus Planets of this class are found in a star's "hot zone". They are typically 1,000 to 10,000 kilometers in diameter. They have high surface temperatures due to the proximty to the star. Their atmospheres are extremely tenuous with few chemically active gases.

Class K - Adaptable Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are adaptable for humanoid colonization through the use of pressure domes and other life support devices. They are typically 5,000 to 10,000 kilometers in diameter. They have thin atmospheres. Small amounts of water are present.

Class L - Geo-Inactive Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "habitable zone" or "cold zone". They are typically 1,000 to 10,000 kilometers in diameter. Low solar radiation and minimal internal heat usually result in a frozen atmosphere.

Class M - Terrestrial Planets of this class are found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10,000 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. They have atmospheres that contain oxygen and nitrogen . Water and life-forms are typically abundant. If water covers more than 97% of the surface, then they are considered Class N.

Class N - Pelagic Class N planets are usually found in a star's "habitable zone". They are typically 10,000 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. They have atmospheres that contain oxygen and nitrogen . Water and life-forms are typically abundant. If water covers less than 97% of the surface, then they are considered Class M.

Class S - Near Star Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "cold zone". They are typically 50 million to 120 million kilometers in diameter and have high core temperatures causing them to radiate heat and light. These are the largest possible planets, because most planetary bodies that reach this size do become stars.

Class T - Gas Ultragiant Planets of this class are usually found in a star's "cold zone". They are typically 10 to 50 million kilometers in diameter. They have high core temperatures causing them to radiate enough heat to keep water in a liquid state.

Class Y - Demon Class Y - Demon Planets and planetoids of this class can be found in any of a star's zones. They are typically 10,000 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. Atmospheric conditions are often turbulent and saturated with poisonous chemicals and thermionic radiation. Surface temperatures can reach in excess of 500 K.

Starfleet Note: Communication is frequently impossible, and transport may be difficult. Simply entering orbit is a dangerous prospect. No known environment is less hospitable to humanoid life than a Class Y planetary body.
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Making of history

September 8, 1966 was the day that changed science fiction as well as science as a whole forever. A man named Gene Roddenberry was the cause of this drastic change within the history of mankind.

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man had gone before...."With these words a new era began.

That day thirty years ago, it has marveled humankind as a whole though television shows, best selling books as well as movies.

Universal Translater

The Universal Translator of today is not perfect. They make mistakes a four year old wouldn't make. This is because vocabulary is always changing and there are different dialects of languages.
Plus there is no accountablity for body language.

Google is rapidly improving these gadget. Over the past decade there were much improvement. It adapts easier to changing vocabulary. They now deal with the spoken word rather then the written word as they have in the past.

Some other, less reliable Universal Translator programs are SpeechGear, Sayitti, and Jibbigo. However these programs, like Google are no where near as perfect as the ones on StarTrek. For one thing, a good dataplan is required for the usage of the Universal Translator, because every word is going back and forth to the tower. Since some countries language depend on the season, region, and countries ingredients of foods they are extremely difficult to translate.

Teleportation

In 1970 Stephen Hawking’s was struggling with Einstein’s theories and had trouble linking them to quantum mechanics


Information has been teleported in two separate atoms about a yards distance in January of 2009. This was a milestone in quantum information processing. The polarization of photons transferred from one place to another without the aid of a physical source was what made this possible.

We are now able to transport over a meters distance. This works because of a quantum phenomenon called entanglement.

Quantum Mechanics is waves of information, which are like Alice in Wonderland going down the Rabbit Hole.

Yeremiah Hardt
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Prime Directive

“As the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere with the healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes the introduction of superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Star Fleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ship unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.”


This is Starfleet’s general Order 1. It is the most important and binding principle about no-interference in other planets cultures, internal affairs, development and progression. Starfleet Captains have to justify their actions in going against this in a court of law.

Yeremiah Hardt
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ST: Equation

James Tibereus Kirk was a more physical captain then Jean Luc Picard. At the same time Spock was more intellectual as Riker was more physical. So this equaled the equation of brawns vs. brains. That equation is always in existence.

Yeremiah Hardt
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