Object

Professor Paul Manheim's Scientific Notes and Calculations on Dimensional Window

A collection of densely written notes, calculations, handwritten pages, and digital datasheets containing complex formulas, astrophysical data, diagrams, and cryptic annotations related to Professor Paul Manheim's groundbreaking but dangerous research on an interdimensional portal harnessing a nova's gravity. These documents reflect Manheim's obsessive focus and desperate intent to document and control his work, serving as crucial intellectual links that prompt the Enterprise crew's frantic analysis and mission to prevent catastrophic consequences.

4 appearances

Purpose

To record and communicate the scientific data and theoretical framework underpinning Manheim's experiment on creating a dimensional window through gravitational manipulation of a distant nova.

Significance

These notes serve as the crucial scientific clue driving the episode's central conflict, embodying Manheim's fragile genius and obsession. They anchor the narrative tension between desperation, scientific breakthrough, and ethical quandaries, while also fueling the bargaining impasse that escalates the crisis in Sickbay.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris

Manheim’s Fractured Clarity and Demanding Bargain

Manheim’s notes and calculations on dimensional window are referenced by Manheim as containing the core theoretical and security information necessary for bypassing planet Vandor’s defenses, becoming the cornerstone of the mission to retrieve and understand the interdimensional phenomena.

Before: Located on the Enterprise or in Sickbay, in Paul Manheim’s possession or awaiting retrieval.

After: Manheim agrees to share notes contingent on receiving trisinov.

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S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris

Manheim’s Revelations and Demands in Sickbay

Manheim references his notes and calculations as containing the complex scientific data underlying his dimensional window theory, framing them as indispensable for safe planetary access and further scientific understanding.

Before: Stored securely on the Enterprise and/or in Sickbay, awaiting retrieval.

After: Remains as critical intellectual property held by the Enterprise crew, now explicitly linked to Manheim’s demands.

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S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris

Picard Confronts the Imminent Dimensional Threat

Manheim's scientific notes are referenced and scanned by Data on the bridge computer, offering critical insight into the professor's mindset and the nature of his work, including the intention to destroy his research to prevent catastrophe.

Before: Partially destroyed and scattered, physically present in Manheim’s laboratory but fragmented.

After: Digitally accessed and rapidly scanned on the main bridge computer by Data for analysis.

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S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris

Data Unveils Manheim’s Deadly Experiment and Dimensional Menace

Professor Manheim's densely annotated scientific notes serve as the intellectual key in this event, meticulously examined by Data to reveal Manheim’s grim prioritization of destroying his research, thereby exposing the rigged explosive device and its deadly intent.

Before: In possession of the Enterprise’s main bridge computer system, partially destroyed and cryptic.

After: Continues under analysis by Data, critical for understanding and potentially disarming the threat.

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