Talk:Wah Chang

Chinese Language
Is it possible that someone who knows Chinese could put Wah Ming Chang's name here in Chinese as is typically done for Wikipedia articles about those of Chinese heritage who have Chinese names? -- El Payaso Malo 108.240.39.32 (talk) 03:08, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

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Legacy
The Wiki states: "His Balok effigy—repeated after each episode as part of Star Trek's closing credits—with its small chin, almond-shaped eyes and large cranium, did much to establish and popularize the archetype of humanoid extraterrestrial life."

In fact, and earlier creation of Chang's, the alien on the Outer Limits episode "The Bellero Shield" was the very first to be seen in a major media outlet that had features that have come to be the stereotypical alien: small nose and mouth, no ears, oval or almond-shaped eyes, oddly shaped head.

It has been shown that the very first people ever to have claimed to have been abducted by aliens, Barney and Betty Hill, initially described the aliens they met on September 20, 1961 as humanoid and non-threatening. But 12 days after the February 10, 1964 airing of the "Bellero Shield" Outer Limits episode, under hypnosis, Betty Hill described the aliens as having facial features almost identical to the alien appearing in the Outer Limits. That description has appeared, virtually unchanged, in every subsequent case of alien abduction.

See The Eyes that Spoke and Close Encounters with Alien Abductions

Is there any objection to removing the initial sentance and including a section such as the one I wrote above? --TCav 18:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I object to yet another extended passage of what he didn't do or what was mis-attributed to him. If there's no citation to the claim that the Balok puppet added to the myth of the inverted tear-drop head, slant eye, thin small mouth alien, then just remove it. -- David Spalding ( ☎   ✉   ✍  ) 20:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Original research flag
There seems to be some statements about his Balok puppet, and other works, which haven't been cited. Please try to find a reference to corroborate these OR statements, or rework/remove them. Thanks. -- David Spalding ( ☎   ✉   ✍  ) 20:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Clarification
The Wiki states the following:

Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917–December 22, 2003) was a Chinese American designer, sculptor, and artist. He is known primarily for his sculpture and the props he designed for Star Trek (the original series), including the tricorder, and communicator. (While he is mistakenly credited with having created the phaser, it was actually designed by the Art Director of the original series, Matt Jefferies.)[1][2]

The above information is correct, but misleading.

The origional "hand laser weapon" used in the pilot episode "The Cage" was designed and built by Wah Ming Chang.

The original Series "phaser" which came later was designed by Matt Jefferies and John Jefferies with input from Gene Roddenberry, and was built (or the construction supervised by him at the Desilu prop shop) by Matt Jefferies, and later modified by Wah Chang at Gene Roddenberry's request. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.103.134.235 (talk) 04:45, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

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