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According to dialogue in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Daedalus ", the transporter was invented in the early 22nd century by Dr. Emory Erickson, who also became the first human to be successfully transported.
Although the Enterprise ( NX-01 ) has a transporter, the crew does not routinely use it for moving biological organisms.
( Captain Jonathan Archer once said that he wouldn't even put his dog through it.
) Instead, they generally prefer using shuttlepods or other means of transportation before falling back on the transporter if no other means of transportation were possible or feasible.
The capability is very rare ; in " The Andorian Incident ", the Andorians, whose technology is far superior to Starfleet's in many regards, are explicitly stated not to possess the technology, and in " Chosen Realm ", a group of alien religious extremists who hijack the ship is unaware of it to the point that when Archer, choosing himself when their leader insists on sacrificing a crew member, takes the captain at his word when told that the device disintegrates matter rather than teleporting it.
The crew aboard the 23rd century USS Enterprise frequently use the transporter.
By the 24th century, transporter travel was very reliable and " the safest way to travel ", according to dialogue in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Realm of Fear ".

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