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"We follow the scientists around and look over their shoulders."
- Larry Niven
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| Cloaking Device | ||
| A force field that renders an object invisible to human eyes as well as other sensor devices. |
I can't believe this idea only dates from the 1960's. More recently, this kind of idea has been incorporated in movies like Predator and the last James Bond movie.
When the Enterprise responds to a distress call from Outpost 4, Commander Hansen reports an attack underway by a ship that simply vanished.
| You knew of the cloaking device that we have developed. |
| From Balance of Terror,
by Paul Schneider. Published by Paramount in 1966 Additional resources -
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The Romulans were the first ones to have it; Kirk and Spock try to steal it in the original series episode titled "The The Enterprise Incident." This episode was first broadcast in December of 1966.
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