Gold (symbol Au) is a chemical element, a transition metal with atomic number 79 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history
Gold has an atomic mass of 196.967. Gold was discovered by Humans in Earth's ancient history. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Gold was a somewhat rare mineral on Earth. Most Human economies were based on this metal until the 20th century. The gold rush of 1848 caused a massive influx of people to San Francisco and northern California. (ST - New Worlds, New Civilizations short story: "At Times of Peril")
In the year 1855, outlaw Billy Clancey offered a time traveling Montgomery Scott $300 in gold for his "trick gun" after witnessing Scott use his phaser. (TOS comic: "A Bomb in Time")
Prior to United Federation of Planets contact, gold and silver had no meaning on Capella IV. Starfleet trade ships introduced these materials as currency prior to 2267. (TOS - Star Trek 3 novelization: Friday's Child)
Gold interfered with the respiration of 23rd century Cybermen. In 2268, The Doctor converted the gold from a Starfleet communicator antennae into flakes, then tossed it into the face of a Cyberman. (TNG - Assimilation² comic: "Issue 3")
Appendices
Connections
| Types of currency | |
|---|---|
| materials | acta crystal • gold • diamond • latinum • ludugial gold • silver • Orion energy orb |
| units | bilbok • cent • credit • darsek • decim • dejebbit • dirak • dollar • drokna • ducat • dukor • energy • galorine credit slip • Huch • ilec • kern • klon peag • laertian dinar • lek • lita • notch-rock • prime transfer authority • quatloo • sakto • sous • stellor • szeket • t'chak • talon • tri-esta |
References
- TOS - Star Trek 3 novelization: Friday's Child
- TOS novels: Spock, Messiah!, The Galactic Whirlpool, Ishmael, The Great Starship Race, The Fearful Summons
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- TOS - Rihannsu novels: My Enemy, My Ally, The Romulan Way
- TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2
- DS9 - Worlds of DS9 short story: "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed"
- TOS episodes: "The Devil in the Dark", "The City on the Edge of Forever", "Catspaw", "Friday's Child"
- VOY novel: Death of a Neutron Star
- TOS - New Earth novel: Challenger
- DS9 episodes: "Emissary", "Past Prologue", "If Wishes Were Horses", "Little Green Men", "Who Mourns for Morn?"
- TOS comics: "The Brain Shockers", "Dark Traveler", "A Bomb in Time", "Operation Con Game"
- TOS - The New Voyages short story: "The Enchanted Pool", "The Winged Dreamers"
- TOS - The New Voyages 2 short story: "Snake Pit!", "The Sleeping God"
- TNG novels: Dyson Sphere, Balance of Power
- ST novel: Starfleet: Year One
- TNG episodes: "The Price", "Captain's Holiday"
- DS9 - Prophecy and Change short story: "Revisited", "... Loved I Not Honor More"
- TOS novel: The Vulcan Treasure
- DS9 young reader novel: Highest Score
- ST - New Worlds, New Civilizations short story: "The Glories of the Hebitians", "At Times of Peril"
- TOS - Year Four comic: "Issue 5"
- FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual
- TOS video game: The Promethean Prophecy
- ST - Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth short story: "Children of the Glass"
- ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing
- TTN novel: Synthesis
- ST - Seven Deadly Sins short story: "The Unhappy Ones"
- TNG - Assimilation² comic: "Issue 3"
- TNG episodes: "The Last Outpost", "Captain's Holiday", "The Perfect Mate", "Rascals", "Time's Arrow"
- VOY episode: "Muse"
- ENT episode: "Acquisition"
External links
- Gold article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Gold article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Gold article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki