A Brief History of Star Trek

Star Trek is one of the longest-running entertainment franchise–building a cultural phenomenon that has lasted five decades. Captain Kirk, the Enterprise, holodeck, Klingons, transporters, warp drive, phasers and tricorders are some of the words coined from the series. This graphic traces the history of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek franchise. See also The X-Files Mythology Timeline and All Doctor Who Episodes in Chronological Order.