Data

Data was found by Starfleet in 2338. He was the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony left after an attack from the?Crystalline Entity. He is a?synthetic life?form with?artificial intelligence, designed and built by?Doctor Noonien Soong?in his own likeness (likewise portrayed by Spiner). Data is a?self-aware,?sapient,?sentient?and anatomically?fully functional?male?android?who serves as the?second officer?and chief operations officer aboard the?Federation?starship?USS?Enterprise-D?and later the?USS?Enterprise-E. His?positronic brain?allows him impressive computational capabilities. He experienced ongoing difficulties during the early years of his life with understanding various aspects of?human behavior[3]?and was unable to feel?emotion?or understand certain human?idiosyncrasies, inspiring him to strive for his own humanity. This goal eventually led to the addition of an "emotion chip", created by Soong, to Data's positronic net.[4]?Although Data's endeavor to incre