Lead (symbol Pb) is a chemical element, a poor metal with atomic number 82 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history
Lead has an atomic mass of 207.19. Lead was discovered by Humans in Earth's ancient history. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Lead can be used for radiation shielding and can also block signals from communicators and tricorders.
A geyser of molten lead once threatened to set down upon a Starfleet landing party from the Federation starship USS Enterprise as they traveled planet Klatoor between the plateaus of Amsha and Kla seeking components to build a cyclonic generator from the five plateau-dwelling tribes of the Klatoor natives. (TOS - Star Trek Annual 1978 comic: "... Wild Goose Chase!")
There was a high lead content in the soil above the underground Federation Battle Station Torgu-Va. This blocked the tricorder uplink that Commander William T. Riker had with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). (TNG novel: The Forgotten War)
Appendices
References
- TNG novel: The Forgotten War
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- TOS - Rihannsu novel: My Enemy, My Ally
- TOS - New Earth novel: Challenger
- ENT episode & novelization: Broken Bow
- TNG episode: "Hide and Q"
- VOY novel: Unworthy
- TOS episodes: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", "The Doomsday Machine", "A Private Little War"
- VOY episode: "Learning Curve"
- TAS episode: "The Infinite Vulcan"
External links
- Lead article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Lead article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Lead article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki