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Marc Okrand
Marc Okrand (; born July 3, 1948) is an American linguist. His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise. Career As a linguist, Okrand worked with Native American languages. He earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1970. His 1977 doctoral dissertation from the University of California, Berkeley, was on the grammar of Mutsun, an extinct Ohlone language formerly spoken in the coastal areas of north-central California. His dissertation was supervised by pioneering linguist Mary Haas. From 1975 to 1978, he taught undergraduate linguistics courses at the University of California, Santa Barbara, before taking a post-doctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., in 1978.''Wall Street Journal'Helping the Hearing Impaired And Voicing the Klingons May 14, 2009 After that, Okrand took a job at the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postdoctoral Research
A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). Postdocs most commonly, but not always, have a temporary academic appointment, sometimes in preparation for an academic faculty position. According to data from the US National Science Foundation, the number of holders of PhD in biological sciences who end up in tenure track has consistently dropped from over 50% in 1973 to less than 20% in 2006. They continue their studies or carry out research and further increase expertise in a specialist subject, including integrating a team and acquiring novel skills and research methods. Postdoctoral research is often considered essential while advancing the scholarly mission of the host institution; it is expected to produce relevant publications in peer-reviewed academic journals or conferences. In some countries, postdoctoral research may lead to further for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undiscovered Country
''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' is a 1991 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer. It is the sixth feature film based on the 1966–1969 ''Star Trek'' television series. Taking place after the events of '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'', it is the final film featuring the entire main cast of the original television series. An environmental disaster leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their longtime adversary, the Federation; the crew of the Federation starship USS ''Enterprise'' must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda to prevent war. After the critical and commercial disappointment of ''The Final Frontier'', the next film in the franchise was conceived as a prequel, with younger actors portraying the ''Enterprise'' crew while attending Starfleet Academy. Negative reaction from the original cast and the fans led to the prequel concept being discarded. Faced with producing a new film in time for ''Star Trek''s 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
