Post by The First Doctor on Apr 26, 2011 20:49:45 GMT -5
Sort of Canon, but not really
Name: Doctor Peter Jonathan Who
Age: 52
Species: Human
Planet of Origin: Earth, the 1960s
Occupation: Gentleman, scientist, inventor
Physical Description: A dignified man in his early fifties, with white hair combed straight back and a grey mustache. His clothing is dignified and slightly old fashioned, typically consisting of suits with waistcoats and pocket watches.
Personality: Kindly, if somewhat absent-minded about anything to do with his inventions. He has a strong bump of curiosity and a surprising streak of heroism, but prefers the comforts of home and the familiarity of his workshop whenever possible.
History: It is said that history repeats itself. Doctor Peter Who is proof of that statement.
Peter was born in Kenley, Surrey, in 1913. He was a precocious child, with a strong interest in mathematics and physical sciences, and attended public school at the Westminster School and then Oxbridge after graduation. His degree program in physics was interrupted by the Second World War, in which he served as a intelligence officer (cryptography). It was during this time that he married Helen Lang.
After the war, Peter returned to school and earned the first of his Doctorates (in physics) before taking a second (in engineering). Income from an inheritance, combined with several patents, ensured that he never had to pursue a traditional line of work. Instead, he was free (within the constraints of raising two children) to pursue his scientific interests.
It would be tempting to assume that Helen's death in 1958 is what drove his research into time travel, but he had pursued that line of inquiry off and on since 1946. But, following his wife's passing, he threw himself into his research with obsessive abandon. By the time his two granddaughters (the older named Barbara, the younger named Susan) came to live with him, he had nearly completed his masterwork.
A time ship, bigger on the inside than on the outside, that Susan christened TARDIS.
The test voyage was an accident, when Barbara's fiancee Ian accidentally activated TARDIS, hurling it across space and time to a distant war-torn world inhabited by two distinct species: the humanlike Thals, nearly extinct from radioactive fallout, and the monstrous Daleks, twisted mutant scientists forever encased within robotic travel machines. With the help of Doctor Who and his companions, the Thals were able to free themselves from the tyrrany of the Daleks and claim their homeworld for themselves.
Now, Doctor Who roams the length and breadth of space and time, struggling to perfect his greatest creation. Someday, he swears, he will grant mastery over time to the human race. Someday, he believes, humanity will use vessels like TARDIS to become veritable Lords of Time and he will be recognized as the greatest scientist and inventor of the planet Earth.
Someday.
If he can just figure out how to navigate TARDIS properly.
Additional medical information None to speak of. Doctor Who is a healthy man in his early fifties who engages in moderate regular exercise.
(This is the character from "Doctor Who and the Daleks", if you haven't figured out what is going on here.)
Name: Doctor Peter Jonathan Who
Age: 52
Species: Human
Planet of Origin: Earth, the 1960s
Occupation: Gentleman, scientist, inventor
Physical Description: A dignified man in his early fifties, with white hair combed straight back and a grey mustache. His clothing is dignified and slightly old fashioned, typically consisting of suits with waistcoats and pocket watches.
Personality: Kindly, if somewhat absent-minded about anything to do with his inventions. He has a strong bump of curiosity and a surprising streak of heroism, but prefers the comforts of home and the familiarity of his workshop whenever possible.
History: It is said that history repeats itself. Doctor Peter Who is proof of that statement.
Peter was born in Kenley, Surrey, in 1913. He was a precocious child, with a strong interest in mathematics and physical sciences, and attended public school at the Westminster School and then Oxbridge after graduation. His degree program in physics was interrupted by the Second World War, in which he served as a intelligence officer (cryptography). It was during this time that he married Helen Lang.
After the war, Peter returned to school and earned the first of his Doctorates (in physics) before taking a second (in engineering). Income from an inheritance, combined with several patents, ensured that he never had to pursue a traditional line of work. Instead, he was free (within the constraints of raising two children) to pursue his scientific interests.
It would be tempting to assume that Helen's death in 1958 is what drove his research into time travel, but he had pursued that line of inquiry off and on since 1946. But, following his wife's passing, he threw himself into his research with obsessive abandon. By the time his two granddaughters (the older named Barbara, the younger named Susan) came to live with him, he had nearly completed his masterwork.
A time ship, bigger on the inside than on the outside, that Susan christened TARDIS.
The test voyage was an accident, when Barbara's fiancee Ian accidentally activated TARDIS, hurling it across space and time to a distant war-torn world inhabited by two distinct species: the humanlike Thals, nearly extinct from radioactive fallout, and the monstrous Daleks, twisted mutant scientists forever encased within robotic travel machines. With the help of Doctor Who and his companions, the Thals were able to free themselves from the tyrrany of the Daleks and claim their homeworld for themselves.
Now, Doctor Who roams the length and breadth of space and time, struggling to perfect his greatest creation. Someday, he swears, he will grant mastery over time to the human race. Someday, he believes, humanity will use vessels like TARDIS to become veritable Lords of Time and he will be recognized as the greatest scientist and inventor of the planet Earth.
Someday.
If he can just figure out how to navigate TARDIS properly.
Additional medical information None to speak of. Doctor Who is a healthy man in his early fifties who engages in moderate regular exercise.
(This is the character from "Doctor Who and the Daleks", if you haven't figured out what is going on here.)
