The Original Series started airing in 1966, the audience was taken aback by the insightful characters and stories from across the galaxy.

Mohamed Noor, a professor in the biology department at Duke University, combines his love of genetics and Star Trek in a new book ... a core tenet of Vulcan philosophy is infinite diversity ...

Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy) in the Star Trek universe would often share his logical thinking in critical situations without a hint of emotion.

Kirk (William Shatner, now 94), Vulcan science officer Mr. Spock ... Since 1968, close to 850 "Star Trek" novels have appeared, including some written by Memphis' own John Jackson Miller.

Before Vulcans officially made First Contact, or crash-landed on Earth in Enterprise, TOS had Star Trek's real first Vulcan ...