Zefram Cochrane

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Zefram Cochrane is a fictional scientist in the Star Trek universe credited with inventing warp drive and making first contact with an alien species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
human
scientist
appearsIn Star Trek: Enterprise NERFINISHED
Star Trek: First Contact NERFINISHED
Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent post-World War III reconstruction on Earth
associatedWithOrganization United Earth NERFINISHED
birthPlace Bozeman, Montana NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy First Contact Day holiday (in-universe) NERFINISHED
statue in Bozeman, Montana (in-universe)
createdBy Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED
creditedWith inventing warp drive
making first contact with the Vulcans
era 21st century
fieldOfWork spaceflight engineering
warp field theory
firstAppearance Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Metamorphosis" NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1967
firstContactEvent First Contact Day NERFINISHED
firstContactLocation near Bozeman, Montana
firstContactSpecies Vulcans NERFINISHED
firstContactYear 2063
gender male
homeworld Earth NERFINISHED
inspired formation of the United Federation of Planets
inUniverseReputation foundational figure in Federation history
pioneer of faster-than-light travel
inUniverseStatus historical figure
laterAppearance film "Star Trek: First Contact" NERFINISHED
laterAppearanceYear 1996
legacy Cochrane units for warp speed
nationality American
notableFor first contact with an alien species
invention of warp drive
occupation inventor
warp drive physicist
personalityTrait reluctant hero (as depicted in Star Trek: First Contact)
portrayedBy Glenn Corbett NERFINISHED
James Cromwell NERFINISHED
settingOfWork Bozeman, Montana missile complex NERFINISHED
shipTypeUsed converted nuclear missile
spacecraftUsed Phoenix NERFINISHED
species Human
technologyDeveloped Cochrane warp drive NERFINISHED
universe Star Trek universe NERFINISHED
warpDriveFeature warp nacelles
warpDrivePowerSource matter-antimatter reactor
warpSpeedAchieved warp 1

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