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  • How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
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    TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
TV-PG
TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and software, SETI, MP3 players and iPods, virtual reality...See moreWilliam Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and software, SETI, MP3 players and iPods, virtual reality, and spaceship propulsion. Written by yortsnave See less
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Nov 13, 2005 (United States)

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68 cast members
Name Known for
William Shatner
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
Jon Adler
Self - Stanford University School of Medicine (as Prof. John Adler) Self - Stanford University School of Medicine (as Prof. John Adler)   See fewer
Martin Cooper
Self - Inventor, Cell Phone Self - Inventor, Cell Phone   See fewer
Rob Haitani
Self - Product Designer, Palm One Self - Product Designer, Palm One   See fewer
Yuri Gagarin
Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage)   See fewer
Marc D. Rayman
Self - Chief Engineer, NASA, JPL (as Dr. Marc D. Rayman) Self - Chief Engineer, NASA, JPL (as Dr. Marc D. Rayman)   See fewer
Mae C. Jemison
Self - NASA Astronaut 1987-1993 (as Dr. Mae C. Jemison) Self - NASA Astronaut 1987-1993 (as Dr. Mae C. Jemison)   See fewer
Seth Shostak
Self - SETI Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (as Dr. Seth Shostak) Self - SETI Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (as Dr. Seth Shostak)   See fewer
Bill Gates
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Miguel Alcubierre
Self - National University of Mexico (as Dr. Miguel Alcubierre) Self - National University of Mexico (as Dr. Miguel Alcubierre)   See fewer
D.C. Fontana
Self - Writer, Star Trek 1966-1969 (as Dorothy C. Fontana) Self - Writer, Star Trek 1966-1969 (as Dorothy C. Fontana)   See fewer
Walter Koenig
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Perlman
Self - President, MOVA Self - President, MOVA   See fewer
Stephen Hawking
Self - Scientific Genius (archive footage) Self - Scientific Genius (archive footage)   See fewer
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Case Western Reserve University (as Prof. Lawrence Krauss) Self - Case Western Reserve University (as Prof. Lawrence Krauss)   See fewer
André Bormanis
Self - Star Trek Science Consultant (as Andre Bormanis) Self - Star Trek Science Consultant (as Andre Bormanis)   See fewer
Kevin Warwick
Self - Dept. of Cybernetics, Reading University UK (as Prof. Kevin Warwick) Self - Dept. of Cybernetics, Reading University UK (as Prof. Kevin Warwick)   See fewer
Ira Steven Behr
Self - Writer, The Next Generation Self - Writer, The Next Generation   See fewer
Lou Antonio
Lokai (archive footage) Lokai (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Babcock
Philana (archive footage) Philana (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Beltran
Chakotay (archive footage) Chakotay (archive footage)   See fewer
Tim Brazeal
Paramount Rally Organizer Paramount Rally Organizer   See fewer
Avery Brooks
Capt. Benjamin Sisko (archive footage) Capt. Benjamin Sisko (archive footage)   See fewer
LeVar Burton
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)   See fewer
Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon (archive footage) Flash Gordon (archive footage)   See fewer
John de Lancie
Q (archive footage) Q (archive footage)   See fewer
James Doohan
Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott (archive footage) Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Dorn
Lt. Worf (archive footage) Lt. Worf (archive footage)   See fewer
Marj Dusay
Kara (archive footage) Kara (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Gorshin
Bele (archive footage) Bele (archive footage)   See fewer
Jayne Heitmeyer
Irate Home Owner Irate Home Owner   See fewer
DeForest Kelley
Dr. McCoy (archive footage) Dr. McCoy (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Lenard
Sarek (archive footage) Sarek (archive footage)   See fewer
Bela Lugosi
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Gates McFadden
Doctor Beverly Crusher (archive footage) Doctor Beverly Crusher (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Duncan McNeill
Tom Paris (archive footage) Tom Paris (archive footage)   See fewer
Colm Meaney
Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage) Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)   See fewer
Anthony Montgomery
Ens. Travis Mayweather (archive footage) Ens. Travis Mayweather (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Napier
Adam (archive footage) Adam (archive footage)   See fewer
John Neville
Isaac Newton (archive footage) Isaac Newton (archive footage)   See fewer
Leonard Nimoy
Spock (archive footage) Spock (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Paskey
Lieutenant Leslie (archive footage) Lieutenant Leslie (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Perry
Capt. John Christopher (archive footage) Capt. John Christopher (archive footage)   See fewer
Ethan Phillips
Neelix (archive footage) Neelix (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Linda Rapelye
Irina (archive footage) Irina (archive footage)   See fewer
Duncan Regehr
Ronin (archive footage) Ronin (archive footage)   See fewer
Gene Roddenberry
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tim Russ
Tuvok (archive footage) Tuvok (archive footage)   See fewer
Kirkpatrick Sale
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Dwight Schultz
Barclay (archive footage) Barclay (archive footage)   See fewer
Marina Sirtis
Counselor Deana Troi (archive footage) Counselor Deana Troi (archive footage)   See fewer
Brent Spiner
Lt. Cmdr. Data (archive footage) Lt. Cmdr. Data (archive footage)   See fewer
Rick Sternbach
Self - Prop Designer, The Next Generation Self - Prop Designer, The Next Generation   See fewer
Patrick Stewart
Capt. Jean Luc Picard (archive footage) Capt. Jean Luc Picard (archive footage)   See fewer
Nana Visitor
Maj. Kira Nerys (archive footage) Maj. Kira Nerys (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Walker Jr.
Charlie Evans (archive footage) Charlie Evans (archive footage)   See fewer
Garrett Wang
Harry Kim (archive footage) Harry Kim (archive footage)   See fewer
Wil Wheaton
Wesley Crusher (archive footage) Wesley Crusher (archive footage)   See fewer
Grace Lee Whitney
Yeoman Janice Rand (archive footage) Yeoman Janice Rand (archive footage)   See fewer
Meg Wyllie
The Keeper (archive footage) The Keeper (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Wyman
Amanda (archive footage) Amanda (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Zaslow
Darnell (archive footage) Darnell (archive footage)   See fewer
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