The 15th century is defined by the calendar of Earth as occurring from the year 1401 through the year 1501.

Events Edit

1455

Johann Gutenberg starts mass production of his Gutenberg Bible, which is the first mass-produced type-written book on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")

1484

After the Turei render their homeworld uninhabitable by plasma weapon bombardments, a battalion of approximately 600 Vaadwaur warriors takes refuge below the planet's surface in a state of cryostasis. Intending to remain in stasis for only five years, they are eventually woken up when USS Voyager visits their planet 892 years later. (VOY: "Dragon's Teeth")

1485

A rating of "B" on the industrial scale corresponds to a technology level equal to that of Earth's in this year. (TOS: "Spock's Brain")

BackgroundEdit

An early idea for the film that became Star Trek: First Contact would have involved Renaissance Italy, and Feature Leonardo da Vinci (definatly placing it firmly in the 15th century part of the Renaissance).

External links Edit

• 15th century at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• 15th century at Wikipedia

14th century

Timeline

16th century