Doctor Noonien Soong, nicknamed "Often Wrong," was one of the Federation's leading cyberneticists of the 24th century and a descendant of the geneticist Arik Soong. Working in secret on the Omicron Theta colony with his wife Juliana, he perfected the positronic brain and built a series of Soong-type androids, including B-4, Lore, and his most successful creation, Data.
After the Crystalline Entity's attack on Omicron Theta, Soong was believed dead but continued his work in seclusion, developing an emotion chip for Data. His reunion with his "sons" ended in tragedy when Lore attacked him, though Data acknowledged him as "Father" before his death. This overview reflects sourced material; see the Timeline for chronology.
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