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William "Bill" George was an employee of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) where one of his first jobs in the company was a model maker for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. He later on became the visual effects art director for two other Star Trek films, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek Generations, and an art consultant on Star Trek: First Contact.

George was responsible for the design of the USS Excelsior and constructed the prototype for the Klingon Bird-of-Prey. He later built the USS Pasteur as a hobby project which ended up being filmed for the series' finale, TNG: "All Good Things...". He was also credited with being the "co-inventor" of the design of the phaser used in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock on the design patent issued for it in 1986.

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 '''William "Bill" George''' was an employee of [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM) where one of his first jobs in the company was a [[Studio models|model]] maker for {{film|1}}, {{film|2}}, and  {{film|3}}. He later on became the visual effects [[art]] director for two other ''[[Star Trek]]'' films, {{film|6}} and {{film|7}}, and an art consultant on {{film|8}}.
-George was responsible for the design of the [[USS Excelsior|USS ''Excelsior'']] and constructed the prototype for the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]. He later built the [[USS Pasteur|USS ''Pasteur'']] as a hobby project which ended up being filmed for the series' finale, {{TNG|All Good Things...}}. He was also credited with being the "co-inventor" of the design of the [[phaser]] used in {{film|3}} on the [[Design patents|design patent]] issued for it in {{y|1986}}.
+George was responsible for the design of the {{USS|Excelsior}} and constructed the prototype for the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]. He later built the [[USS Pasteur|USS ''Pasteur'']] as a hobby project which ended up being filmed for the series' finale, {{TNG|All Good Things...}}. He was also credited with being the "co-inventor" of the design of the [[phaser]] used in {{film|3}} on the [[Design patents|design patent]] issued for it in {{y|1986}}.
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