Editing Tricorder (section)

==Production==
The tricorder prop for the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original ''Star Trek'' series]] was designed and built by [[Wah Chang|Wah Ming Chang]], who created several futuristic props under contract.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Some of his designs are considered to have been influential on later, real-world consumer electronics devices. For instance, his [[Communicator (Star Trek)|communicator]] inspired [[cell phone]] inventor [[Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper]]'s desire to create his own form of mobile communication device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=4810edf3a83f8 |title=Star Trek Tech |access-date=October 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028200606/http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=4810edf3a83f8 |archive-date=October 28, 2011 }}</ref> Many other companies followed this example and life-sized replicas remain popular collectibles today.
The tricorder in ''The Next Generation'' was initially inspired by the [[HP-41C]] [[scientific calculator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottens.co.uk/forgottentrek/tng_10.php|title=Interview with Rick Sternbach|access-date=January 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121145857/http://www.ottens.co.uk/forgottentrek/tng_10.php |archive-date=November 21, 2011 }}</ref>