Scotty is Beamed Up

I've been a Star Trek fan as long as I can remember, it definitely encouraged an interest in science. But in hearing of the passing of James Doohan, who played Scotty the chief engineer I realized that I wasn't at all influenced by that character to get into engineering. I've seen a number of articles where NASA employees and others describe the influence of Star Trek in their careers, but few mention Scotty (several black women mentioned Uhura). In spite of the character being a second fiddle to the big three, he had many of the most memorable lines. I imagine today there are people who say or hear "Captain I need more time" or "the engines canna take much more of this" in a scottish accent and don't know why.