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'''Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer''' {{born|22|September|1933|died|27|December|2012}} was a German-born American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager, who served as special science advisor on the first ''[[Star Trek]]'' film, {{film|1}}. Among others, Puttkamer came up with the theory behind the faster-than-light [[warp speed]] drive, and the slogan "The Human Adventure is Just Beginning".
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| Name = Jesco von Puttkamer
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| image = Jesco von Puttkamer.jpg
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| Birth name = Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer
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| Gender = Male
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| Date of birth = {{d|22|September|1933}}
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| Place of birth = Leipzig, Germany
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| Date of death = {{d|27|December|2012}}
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| Roles = [[:Category:Production staff|Production staff]], [[:Category:Star Trek novel authors|''Star Trek'' novel author]]
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| image2 = Gene Roddenberry and Jesco von Puttkamer.jpg
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| imagecap2 =...discussing the wiring behind [[Spock]]'s [[science station]] with Roddenberry (l)
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'''Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer''' {{born|22|September|1933|died|27|December|2012}} was a German-born American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager, who served as special science advisor on the first ''[[Star Trek]]'' film, {{film|1}}. Among others, Puttkamer came up with the theory behind the faster-than-light [[warp speed]] drive, and the slogan "The Human Adventure is Just Beginning". He also explained the scientific principles behind certain phenomena, such as the [[wormhole]], to production staffers in order for them to be more accurate in displaying them in the movie. The memo he wrote to [[Gene Roddenberry]], concerning the wormhole, is reproduced in ''[[Starlog (magazine)|Starlog]]'', issue 33, April 1980, page 25.
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Puttkamer also wrote the short story "The Sleeping God" for the {{y|1978}} anthology ''[[The New Voyages 2]]'', edited by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]].
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Von Puttkamers scientific input was not lost on the ''Star Trek'' [[Trekkie|fan]] community, and he has been invited to several period conventions, which he attended. (''Starlog'', issue 3, January 1977, p. 27) Nor did his acquaintance with the frachise stop there, as Puttkamer also wrote the short story "The Sleeping God" for the {{y|1978}} anthology ''[[The New Voyages 2]]'', edited by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]].
Puttkamer was later the management leader of the International Space Station at the NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Puttkamer was later the management leader of the International Space Station at the NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C.