Spock using a Geiger counter.
A Geiger counter was a device used to measure radiation.
History and specifics
When he was transported from 2020 to 2270, Shaun Christopher saw Spock holding a tricorder and believed it looked like a Geiger counter. (TOS novel: The Rings of Time)
In 2266, Spock's Geiger counter detected radiation on the planet Numero Uno and learned that it was coming from nuclear weapon which Justin I and Justin II had stockpiled. (TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet")
In 2366, Geordi La Forge compared the merger of his VISOR and a tricorder to a Geiger counter. (TNG episode: "The Enemy")
Appendices
External links
- Geiger counter article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Geiger counter article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.