EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ has passed away at the age of 83. Here’s how he came up with the hand gesture that made him famous.

Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ has passed away at the age of 83. Here’s how he came up with the hand gesture that made him ...

Since Nimoy popularized the hand sign as a Vulcan salute and went on to help write the story for “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” in 1986 and produced “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ...

The hand signal actually made its first appearance in the Season 2 opener, "Amok Time," in which Spock ultimately learned his fiancé, T'Pring, had found another lover.

Adam Nimoy will speak about and sign copies of his latest book, “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy,” at the Detroit Jewish Book Fair at The J — Detroit in West ...