| abstract | - Hannah Bates was a colonist on Moab IV, a genetically-engineered and socially isolated colony of Humans. As one of the leading scientists in her society, she was an expert on biosphere homeostasis and theoretical physics. In 2368, when a stellar core fragment of a collapsed neutron star threatened to destroy the colony, its leader, Aaron Conor, accepted help from the Federation. Exposure to the technology on board the USS Enterprise-D showed Bates how much more advanced the Humans outside her society had become. Her experiences there, in particular her collaboration with Geordi La Forge, who would have never been "allowed" to be born on the colony due to his blindness and yet demonstrated a technical skill at least equal to her own, challenged many of her beliefs about the colony. For his part, Commander La Forge gently challenged the colony's belief system by stating that regardless of his disability, he could still contribute something substantive to his society. Further, as Bates and La Forge collaborated on a solution to the problem of the core fragment, they both realized that the answer to the problem was based in the technology on which La Forge's VISOR was based. Upon hearing this, La Forge laughed and said that if the solution to the problem was part of a technology designed for a blind man who would never have existed in her society, what else could her people have missed out on by being closed off from other societies. Desperate to prolong her contact with the outside world, Bates even attempted to convince the society and the crew of the Enterprise-D that the earthquakes caused by the core fragment had damaged the colony's artificial biosphere and it would have to be evacuated despite their efforts. La Forge, however, knew she had fabricated the evidence and convinced her to abandon her efforts. Eventually, Bates requested asylum aboard the Enterprise-D and was granted it. Her departure encouraged others to go and, in all, 23 colonists left. The damage to the engineered society would take generations to heal. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society" ) Hannah Bates was played by actress Dey Young. According to the script , Hannah Bates was about thirty in 2368.
- thumb|Hannah Bates (2368) Hannah Bates ist eine der menschlichen Kolonistinnen auf Moab IV, die durch genetische Steuerung zur Welt kommt. Sie wird geboren, um eine der führenden Wissenschaftlerinnen ihrer Kolonie zu sein. Und so gilt sie als Expertin für theoretische Physik. Als im Jahr 2368 ein stellares Kernfragment eines Neutronensterns die Kolonie zu zerstören droht, arbeitet sie zusammen mit Geordi La Forge von der USS Enterprise an einer Lösung. Es gelingt ihnen mit Hilfe des Traktorstrahls das Fragment abzulenken, so dass die Beschädigung der Biosphäre in zu großem Maße verhindert werden kann. Durch ihren Kontakt mit der Außenwelt beschließt sie dann den Planeten zu verlassen, um in der Föderation zu leben. Der Anführer der Kolonie, Aaron Conor, und Captain Picard versuchen auszuhandeln, dass die Kolonisten, die Moab IV verlassen möchten, sich noch sechs Monate Bedenkzeit einräumen sollen, um eine zu starke Schädigung der sozialen Strukturen zu vermeiden. Dies wird jedoch abgelehnt und Hannah Bates und die übrigen verlassen mit der Enterprise den Planeten. (TNG: ) Hannah Bates wurde von Dey Young gespielt und von Marina Krogull synchronisiert.
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