Memory Alpha
Register
Advertisement
Memory Alpha

Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian science fiction writer.

van Vogt wrote a story outline for an undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episode entitled "Machines Are Better".

van Vogt is perhaps best known for his science fiction novels, including "Voyage of the Space Beagle", published in 1950. Not only is the novel a probable influence for Star Trek, depicting a ship with many similarities with the Enterprise, but was also the subject of a plagierism lawsuit van Vogt brought against the film-makers of Ridley Scott's Alien.

Advertisement