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Compton was a male Human Starfleet crewman who lived during the mid-23rd century. He served in the operations division aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk.

In 2268, Compton was a member of the landing party to the planet Scalos. While there collecting soil samples, he became the first to experience the hyper-acceleration effects of the Scalosian water. He was convinced by one of the females to assist in their hijacking of the Enterprise.

When Captain Kirk was attacked by a Scalosian while attempting to foil their plot, Compton had a change of heart and tried to protect him. While doing so, he was cut in the neck by Rael. The resulting cell damage caused Compton to rapidly age and die, due to the hyper-accelerated state he was in.

When Kirk saw Compton's corpse, he lamented sadly, "He was so young." (TOS: "Wink of an Eye")

Compton was played by actor Geoffrey Binney.
According to the 9 September 1968 draft of the script, Compton was described as "a healthy young speciman," and per a deleted line, his given name was "Martin."

External links

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Compton at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{sidebar individual
-[[File:Compton.jpg|thumb|Compton]]
+|image         = Compton.jpg
-[[File:Comptons corpse.jpg|thumb|Compton's corpse]]
+|caption       = Compton
-'''Compton''' was a [[crewman]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} serving under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]].
+|image2        = Comptons corpse.jpg
+|caption2      = Compton's corpse
+|gender        = [[Male]]
+|species       = [[Human]]
+|affiliation   = [[Federation Starfleet]]
+|rank          = [[Crewman]]
+|occupation    = {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, [[operations division]]
+|status        = Deceased, killed by the effects of [[hyper-acceleration]]
+|datestatus    = 2268
+|died          = [[2268]],<br/>USS ''Enterprise''
+|actor         = [[Geoffrey Binney]]
+}}
+'''Compton''' was a male [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[crewman]] who lived during the mid-[[23rd century]]. He served in the [[operations division]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under {{Captain}} [[James T. Kirk]].
-In [[2268]], Compton was a member of the [[landing party]] to the [[planet]] [[Scalos]]. While there, he was the first to experience the [[hyper-acceleration]] effects of the [[Scalosian]] [[water]] he was collecting. He was convinced by a Scalosian female to assist in their hijacking of the ''Enterprise''. He died from a small wound that would have been non-fatal had he not been under the effects of hyper-acceleration. ({{TOS|Wink of an Eye}})
+In [[2268]], Compton was a member of the [[landing party]] to the [[planet]] [[Scalos]]. While there collecting [[soil]] samples, he became the first to experience the [[hyper-acceleration]] effects of the [[Scalosian water]]. He was convinced by [[Scalosian female 001|one of the females]] to assist in their [[hijacking]] of the ''Enterprise''.
-{{bginfo|Compton was played by actor [[Geoffrey Binney]].}}
+When Captain Kirk was attacked by a Scalosian while attempting to foil their plot, Compton had a change of heart and tried to protect him. While doing so, he was cut in the neck by [[Rael]]. The resulting {{dis|cell|biology}} damage caused Compton to rapidly age and die, due to the hyper-accelerated state he was in.
-=== See also ===
-*[[Starfleet casualties (23rd century)]]
-*[[Redshirt]]
+When Kirk saw Compton's corpse, he lamented sadly, "''He was so young.''" ({{TOS|Wink of an Eye}})
+{{bginfo|Compton was played by actor [[Geoffrey Binney]].|According to the {{d|9|September|1968}} draft of the script, Compton was described as "a healthy young speciman," and per a deleted line, his given name was "Martin."}}
+== External links ==
+* {{startrek.com|compton}}
+* {{mbeta}}
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+[[fr:Compton]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
 [[Category:Starfleet operations personnel]]