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How William Shatner Changed the World is a 2005 two-hour television documentary, commissioned by Discovery Channel Canada and co-produced for History Channel in the United States and Channel Five in the United Kingdom. Hosted and narrated by William Shatner, known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk, and based on his book, I'm Working on That, the show focuses on technological advancements and people in the real world that were inspired by the Star Trek phenomenon.
Original Release
11/13/2005
US Release
11/13/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Shatner | Narrator / Self - Host / Narrator (voice) |
| Jon Adler | Self - Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Martin Cooper | Self - Inventor, Cell Phone |
| Rob Haitani | Self - Product Designer, Palm One |
| Yuri Gagarin | Self - Soviet Cosmonaut |
| Marc D. Rayman | Self - Chief Engineer, NASA, JPL |
| George Takei | Self |
| Mae C. Jemison | Self - NASA Astronaut 1987-1993 / Self |
| Seth Shostak | Self - SETI Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence |
| Bruce Damer | Self |
Directors
Writers
William Shatner, Julian Jones, Alan Handel, Chip Walter
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Shatner | Narrator / Self - Host / Narrator (voice) |
| Jon Adler | Self - Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Martin Cooper | Self - Inventor, Cell Phone |
| Rob Haitani | Self - Product Designer, Palm One |
| Yuri Gagarin | Self - Soviet Cosmonaut |
| Marc D. Rayman | Self - Chief Engineer, NASA, JPL |
| George Takei | Self |
| Mae C. Jemison | Self - NASA Astronaut 1987-1993 / Self |
| Seth Shostak | Self - SETI Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence |
| Bruce Damer | Self |
| Bill Gates | Self |
| Miguel Alcubierre | Self - National University of Mexico |
| D.C. Fontana | Self - Writer, Star Trek 1966-1969 / Self |
| Jonathan Frakes | Self |
| Walter Koenig | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Steve Perlman | Self - President, MOVA |
| Stephen Hawking | Self - Scientific Genius |
| Lawrence Krauss | Self - Case Western Reserve University |
| André Bormanis | Self - Star Trek Science Consultant |
| Kevin Warwick | Self - Dept. of Cybernetics, Reading University UK |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Malcolm Clark | Executive Producer |
| Alan Handel | Executive Producer |
| Susan Werbe | Executive Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
