''Star Trek'' Technical Manuals are a number of both official and fan-produced works detailing the technology of the fictional ''

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'' universe; most pertain to

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design, though others target equipment used in the various ''Star Trek'' television series and films.

Franz Joseph Schnaubelt Franz Joseph (born Franz Anton Joseph Schnaubelt; June 29, 1914 – June 2, 1994) was an artist and author loosely associated with the 1960s American television show ''Star Trek''. Career Born in Chicago, Franz Joseph had a successful 30-year care ...

published the original ''

Star Fleet Technical Manual The ''Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual'' (, Ballantine Books 1975, reprinted 1986, 1996, 2006) is a fiction reference book by Franz Joseph Schnaubelt, about the workings of Starfleet, a military, exploratory, and diplomatic organization fe ...

'' in 1975; since then other manuals have been created by fans and professional artists alike to chronicle the increasing variety of both

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and noncanon vessels and gear. Trek fan Shane Johnson created the official

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works ''

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'' and ''Worlds of the Federation'' after making his own self-produced blueprints. Two manual creators moved from making blueprints to helping shape the look of the shows themselves.

Rick Sternbach Richard Michael Sternbach (born July 6, 1951) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the ''Star Trek'' television series. Early years Born July 6, 1951, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1969 Sternbach enr ...

became an official illustrator for the franchise's first theatrical release, and later worked for the series ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''; he went on to contribute to the ''Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'' technical manuals from Pocket Books. Geoffery Mandel, who helped create Pocket Books's interstellar reference work ''Star Trek: Star Charts'', worked as scenic artist on the ''Voyager'' and ''Enterprise'' series as well as the film '' Star Trek: Insurrection''. For details on out-of-universe reference books see List of ''Star Trek'' reference books. The following list is incomplete.

''Star Trek'' Technical Manuals

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Technical manuals Technical communication (or tech comm) is communication of technical subject matter such as engineering, science, or technology content. The largest part of it tends to be technical writing, though importantly it often requires aspects of visual c ...

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