Zefram Cochrane

Biography

Zefram Cochrane is a land scientist, born into 2032 who is at the origin of the first engine with distortion, making it possible a vessel to exceed the Speed of light: approximately 300.000 km/s (supraluminic Speed).

It is also the first Humain which passes in mode of distortion in the vessel Phoenix , in 2063. Thanks to its invention, the Human ones can travel in space at very high speeds and will be able to thus discover thousands of Planet S.

This invention also had as a consequence the first contact between the Vulcains and the Human ones (Star Trek: First Contact). On this subject, Cochrane, at the time of a speech at the university of Princeton, will evoke the " presence; of a vessel of the 24th century and a race of cyborgs". Its leaning for alcohol and the Rock'n'roll “roll, will make that this assertion will be taken with serious only much later (a dangerous discovery (Regeneration), ENT).

Henry Archer, successor of Zefram Cochrane, will develop his invention which will allow the first vessel Enterprise , identified Enterprise NX-01 , to pass to distortion 5 ( Warp 5 ). Jonathan Archer, his son, will be the first captain.

On the end of its life, Zefram Cochrane will decide to leave the civilized life, it will meet a gas extraterrestrial form of life, the Companion, who will maintain it young during more than one century and half (War, love and companion). The Companion, after him to have saved the life, the fact of renovating until him to make find its 30 years. Then the Companion loses all his capacities while incarnating himself in the police chief Nancy Hedford, Cochrane will live its love with it then and will age naturally. (Metamorphosis), TOS)

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Card of the character on '' Memory Alpha ''

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