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{{Infobox Species
{{Infobox Species
|Species name = Logopolitan
|image      = Logopolitan.jpg
|image =[[File:Logopolis.jpg|250px]]
|type       = [[Humanoid]]
|aka=
|origin     = [[Logopolis]]
|type = [[Near-human]]
|only        = Logopolis (TV story)
|affiliation =
|origin = [[Logopolis]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
|mentions = [[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot]]''
|individuals = [[The Monitor]]
|individuals = [[The Monitor]]
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The '''Logopolitans''' were a race of [[humanoid]] mathematicians from the planet [[Logopolis]]. They were well known for their ability to do [[Block Transfer Computation]]s in their minds.
The '''Logopolitans''' were a species of [[humanoid]] [[mathematician]]s from the planet [[Logopolis]]. They were well known for their ability to do [[Block Transfer Computation]]s in their minds.


== Biology ==
== Biology ==
Logopolitans looked like [[human]]s with grey hair and enlarged craniums. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
Logopolitans looked like [[human]]s with grey hair and enlarged craniums. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
Logopolitans wore flowing black and yellow robes. They lived in simple dwellings on Logopolis, working on math problems relayed to them by [[the Monitor]]. The workers sat at either a desk of computers or in carved inlets in rock faces while they worked out calculations. [[Tegan Jovanka]] compared this to a sweatshop. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
Logopolitans wore flowing black and yellow robes. They lived in simple dwellings on Logopolis, working on [[Mathematics|maths]] problems relayed to them by [[the Monitor]].
 
The workers sat at either a desk of computers or in carved inlets in rock faces while they worked out calculations. [[Tegan Jovanka]] compared this to a sweatshop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
Historically, the Logopolitans only used machines for simple tasks and very rarely had any need for technology; every Logopolitan worked on their section of an equation with an [[Wikipedia:abacus|abacus]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') They were the first to develop [[Block Transfer Computation]]s. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'')
Historically, the Logopolitans only used machines for simple tasks and very rarely had any need for technology; every Logopolitan worked on their section of an [[equation]] with an [[abacus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') They were the first to develop [[Block Transfer Computation]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'')
 
At some point before the [[20th century]], the Logopolitans discovered that the [[universe]] had already reached its point of collapse due to the advance of [[entropy]]. To maintain its existence, they built [[Charged Vacuum Emboitement|CVEs]], which opened up the universe, [[N-Space]], into a smaller one, [[E-Space]], moving the entropy into the other universe. The Logopolitans, through their Block Transfer Computations, copied the [[Pharos Project]] on [[Earth]] and used it to relay computations to the CVEs. This preserved the universe while they sought a more permanent solution.
 
In [[1981]], {{Ainley}} arrived on Logopolis and killed several Logopolitans. As a result, the structure of the planet unravelled and Logopolis was silenced forever. The constant calculations for the CVEs were stopped and [[entropy]] built up, killing the entire Logopolitan race as well as many other planets and races. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')


At some point before the [[20th century]] the Logopolitans discovered that the [[Universe]] had already reached [[Wikipedia:Heat death of the universe|its point of collapse]] due to the advance of [[entropy]]. To maintain a continued existence, they built [[Charged Vacuum Emboitment|CVEs]], which opened up the universe, [[N-Space]], into a smaller one, [[E-Space]], moving the entropy into the other universe. The Logopolitans, through their Block Transfer Computations, were able to copy the [[Pharos Project]] on [[Earth]] and use it to relay computations to the CVEs. This preserved the universe while they tried to find a more permanent solution.
On [[26 April]], [[3250]], Logopolitan [[Number farmer|number farmers]] faced a dangerous [[famine]] following an [[outbreak]] of [[Minus|minuses]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'')


In [[1981]], [[the Master (Tremas)|the Master]] arrived on Logopolis and killed several Logopolitans. As a result the structure of the planet unravelled and Logopolis was silenced forever. The constant calculations for the CVEs were stopped and [[entropy]] built up, killing off the entire Logopolitan race as well as many other planets and races. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
[[Category:Humanoid species]]
{{Season 18 aliens}}
[[Category:Near-human species]]

Latest revision as of 19:52, 17 July 2024

The Logopolitans were a species of humanoid mathematicians from the planet Logopolis. They were well known for their ability to do Block Transfer Computations in their minds.

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Logopolitans looked like humans with grey hair and enlarged craniums. (TV: Logopolis)

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Logopolitans wore flowing black and yellow robes. They lived in simple dwellings on Logopolis, working on maths problems relayed to them by the Monitor.

The workers sat at either a desk of computers or in carved inlets in rock faces while they worked out calculations. Tegan Jovanka compared this to a sweatshop. (TV: Logopolis)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Historically, the Logopolitans only used machines for simple tasks and very rarely had any need for technology; every Logopolitan worked on their section of an equation with an abacus. (TV: Logopolis) They were the first to develop Block Transfer Computations. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)

At some point before the 20th century, the Logopolitans discovered that the universe had already reached its point of collapse due to the advance of entropy. To maintain its existence, they built CVEs, which opened up the universe, N-Space, into a smaller one, E-Space, moving the entropy into the other universe. The Logopolitans, through their Block Transfer Computations, copied the Pharos Project on Earth and used it to relay computations to the CVEs. This preserved the universe while they sought a more permanent solution.

In 1981, the Tremas Master arrived on Logopolis and killed several Logopolitans. As a result, the structure of the planet unravelled and Logopolis was silenced forever. The constant calculations for the CVEs were stopped and entropy built up, killing the entire Logopolitan race as well as many other planets and races. (TV: Logopolis)

On 26 April, 3250, Logopolitan number farmers faced a dangerous famine following an outbreak of minuses. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)