Vulcan salute Leonard Nimoy for the "Star Trek" episode "Amok Time", which was the first episode with Vulcans other than Spock. Nimoy wanted something to help develop the Vulcans sociologically and suggested that Vulcans have a gestural greeting. He then proposed the (now globally-recognized) sign. The accompanying spoken blessing, "live long and prosper" – ""dif-tor heh smusma"" in the Vulcan language (as spoken in "") – also appeared for the first time in "Amok Time", scripted by Theodore Sturgeon. The less-well-known reply is "peace and long life", though it is sometimes said first, with "live long and prosper" as the reply. The
Prosper Ménière a legion of honor for his work, but never gained professorship. After securing the position of physician-in-chief at the Institute for deaf-mutes, he focused on the diseases of the ear. Ménière's studies at the deaf-mute institute helped formulate his paper, "On a particular kind of hearing loss resulting from lesions of the inner ear" which ultimately led to the recognition of Ménière's disease. There is debate as to how Ménière's name is spelled. Prosper himself was known to write his name as "Menière" while his son used the spelling "Ménière." Many people omit the accent marks. Prosper Ménière Prosper Ménière