The death of Leonard Nimoy, the man who played the resolutely logical first officer Mr. Spock in the Star Trek franchise, has prompted an outpouring of grief on social media.
Many Nimoy’s legions of fans pointed to his own final tweet, which has been retweeted more than 100 thousand times.
Nimoy died in California on Friday morning (local time) aged 83.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
IN: “Leonard Nimoy ”
OUT: SOC
DUR: 42 seconds
POT: 33 seconds (“live long and prosper”)