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in Rain Robinson's SETI lab. We saw the Pioneer 10 plaque (and platform, causing the launch vehicle to malfunction in such a way the Pioneer spacecraft itself) destroyed by a Klingon ship in Star as to frighten planetary authorities into abandoning such weapons Trek V: The Final Frontier. of mass destruction. While en route to Earth, Seven was acciden- tally intercepted by the Starship Enterprise and nearly prevented - from accomplishing his task before Enterprise personnel determined that his intentions were not destructive. Seven remained on Pd Earth in that time period, where he is believed to have performed other missions for the protection of humankind. (“Assignment " 7 S Earth” [TOS]). SEE: Lincoln, Roberta. The producers of Star Trek { : (Fe) Assignment: Earth, although this never materialized. \[ Sa hoped for Gary Seven to return in his own television series, (7 SS ’ 3 Sy | | i Seventh Guarantee. One of the fundamental civil liberties proEF fre) (4 tected by the Constitution of the United Federation of Planets Sr— Al Ui The Seventh Guarantee protects citizens against self-incrimina“ah Mi i¥ tion. (“The Drumhead” [TNG]) \ A b- 9 - Sevrin, Dr. (Skip Homeier). WouldVy be revolutionary who rejected the 1 technological world to seek a more | bls hod primitive existence on the mythical k / = 2. planet Eden. Sevrin had been a noted J research engineer in acoustics and communication on Tiburon, before FJ - er Pioneer plaque he became infected with deadly hod . ~ y > Synthococcus novae. This disease, — ar "0 SETI. Search for extraterrestrial intel- the product of technological living, — - ligence; on 20th-century Earth, asci- pushed Sevrin on his quest for a : ~ entific research program using radio simpler life. It was on this quest that “ telescopes that attempted to detect Sevrin and his followers in 2269 stole J radio signals from any extrasolar civi- the star cruiser Aurora, and later [§ / < 4 { lizations. A key concept in the search commandeered the Starship Enter- | [| J * . for extraterrestrial intelligence was a prise on a quest for Eden. Sevrin " mathematical concept known as the died from eating a poisonous plant Jig i Drake Equation. In 1996, the pro- on a planet he thought was Eden. ¥ gram was privately supported with (“The Way to Eden” [TOS)). Skip Homeier also played Melakon funds from such organizations as the in “Patterns of Force” [TOS)). Chronowerx corporation. SETI astronomer Rain Robinson actually detected the Starship Voyager in Earth orbit in that year, ATT Seyetik, Nidell. (Salli Elise Richardson) but this information was suppressed by Chronowerx executive Rit Wife of Professor Gideon Seyetik. Nidell Harry Starling. (“Future's End, Part I" [VGR|). In real life, financial HEH met Seyetik just after the professor comsupporters of SETI programs include Microsoft chairman Bill ® [lH] pleted terraforming her homeworld, planet Gates and filmmaker Steven Spielberg. lg New Halana. Even though she loved HIS Seyetik, she was homesick and unhappy, Setlik lll. Planet. Site of a Federation outpost that was the victim . Qi but because Halanans mate for life, she of a sneak attack during the Cardassian war. Nearly one hundred 1 could never divorce him. This caused her civilians were killed in the incident, including the wife and children R$ deep emotional distress, and she lost conof Captain Benjamin Maxwell. The Starship Rutledge, com- {lj trol of her psychoprojective telepathic manded by Maxwell, arrived at Setlik Ill the morning after the [] abilities, resulting in the creation of a numattack and was only able to save a few civilians in an outlying ber of psychoprojective alter egos over the area. Years later, the Cardassians admitted the raid was a mis- years. Nidell's internal struggle ended with take, that they had incorrectly believed the civilian outpost was a | the death of her husband in 2370, and her staging place for a massive Federation attack. (“The Wounded" alter egos disappeared. Nidell retained no [TNG], “Emissary” [DS9]) memory of her projections or their actions. SEE: Fenna. (“Second Sight” [DS8]) Setti, Mr. Hairdresser who worked with Mr. Mot in the EnterpriseD barber shop. (“Schisms” [TNG]). Seyetik, Professor Gideon. (Richard Kiley). Scientist noted for having terSeven, Gary. (Robert Lansing) al raformed several planets including \ Human raised on a distant planet New Halana and Blue Horizon. In who was returned to Earth in 1968 i addition to his remarkable scientific to help humanity survive its nuclear achievements, Seyetik was an author \ age. He was also known as Super- and a painter known for his flamboyvisor 194. Gary Seven’s ancestors ant style. Seyetik was married nine were taken from Earth approximately = times. His ninth wife was Nidell, of six thousand years ago and trained - planet New Halana. Seyetik's greatby the inhabitants of an unknown py est and final triumph was the re-ignialien world. Seven was sent to Earth . tion of the star Epsilon 119 in 2370, in 1968 on a mission to prevent |/E\ EES \l which he accomplished by personally Earth's civilization from destroying f \ piloting a shuttlepod into the dead itself in a dangerous nuclear-arms [] star to deliver a payload of protomatrace. His assignment was 10 inter- jp ter. Sadly, Seyetik was killed in the cede in the scheduled launch of an | process. He sacrificed himself on the altar of science. (“Second American orbital nuclear-weapons Sight” [DS9)). SEE: terraforming