Dr. Soong was well-read on Captain Kirk's ability to talk computers to death and built a failsafe mechanism into Data's main processor.
From: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987, Paramount)
Affiliation: Starfleet
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Speciality: Engineering (official), Command, Science
Assignments: USS Trieste, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), USS Sutherland, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
Played by: Brent Spiner