Roddenberry, while thedominant force behind the original series, had relatively little influence onthe films beyond the first, after which the studio demoted him to a"consultant" role.And though he was again deeply involved in creating "Star Trek: The NextGeneration," the show floundered in its first year.Mlodinow joined the showin the second year, and Roddenberry by then had handed off most of theday-to-day operation "We saw Gene only occasionally," Mlodinow writes. "We were told that when wedid see him, we had to take whatever advice he gave us, whatever we thought ofit. Gene liked to speak in great detail about life in the 24th century, theera in which our series took place. He spoke with more certainty about thefuture than I had about the present, a certainty that I suppose comes fromknowing that all over the world attorneys and models and kids like I used tobe have studied your every word. Sometimes he would remind us of simplethings, like the fact that Vulcans don't smile. Other times he'd explain howhuman nature will have evolved, that personal acrimony will have beenconquered, so there could be no conflict among the crew.

Some writers tried tosneak in a little conflict anyway, so you didn't have to depend on heavilyarmed two-headed aliens.""As for me, I was pretty sure that unless lobotomies had become routineneonatal procedures, people would be as nasty to each other in the 24thcentury as they are today. I would have bet Gene on that, except I was prettysure I wouldn't be around to collect. By the time the next 'Star Trek' series,'Deep Space Nine,'was created, neither was he." Roddenberry died in 1991.(Read cover story at ) http:// - Cover http:// - Mlodinow essay SOURCENewsweekJan Angilella of Newsweek, +1-212-445-5638. The 1994 Formula One Season was a season of triumph and tragedy. It was also one of the most controversial in the sport's history. The triumphant part of the season was Michael Schumacher's first Formula One World Championship. His first Championship would be the main reason for the controversy.

But the tragedy would be the unfortunate and untimely death of the legend that is Ayrton Senna.Michael Schumacher. Undoubtedly one of the finest driver's ever to grace the sport of Formula One He was also one of the most controversial drivers ever Schumacher began the season in dominant fashion. He won the first race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, by an entire lap over his nearest rival, Damon Hill. Little did we know that this would become one of most talked about rivalries in history.The circus moved on to the Pacific Grand Prix in Aida. Yet again Schumacher won by a massive margin, beating all but one driver by an entire lap Gerhard Berger was the only driver not to be lapped.

Many believed that Ayrton Senna would be the man to beat during this season, but he had retired from the first two Grand Prix. We now delve into what would be the most tragic Grand Prix in all of Motorsport history. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a race weekend that took the lives of two drivers, and caused many other accidents. In Friday Qualifying, Rubens Barrichello hit a kerb at the Variante Bassa corner at 140mph The car was launched into the air. He hit the top of the tyre barrier, and was knocked unconscious. His Jordan rolled several times after landing before coming to rest upside down. Medical teams treated him at the crash site, and he was taken to the medical centre.