Remember plasteel?

Arkturos

Technology

09 Feb 22

Arkturos

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09 Feb 22

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Light as plastic, stronger than steel:

https://www.studyfinds.org/material-stronger-than-steel-light-as-plastic-mit/

Gambrel

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09 Feb 22

Years ago there was some sort of "science fiction" tech manual for spaceships etc.Much of the armour was plasteel. That's how I learned the term.

Suzianne

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10 Feb 22

The term was invented, I believe, by Frank Herbert, in Dune (1965).

Arkturos

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02 Mar 22

@suzianne said
The term was invented, I believe, by Frank Herbert, in Dune (1965).

Hmm, I would have guessed Asimov or Heinlein, but you might be right.

And how nice to think that even before a certain centenary in 2026, we all have visiplates. 😉

Ponderable

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Linkenheim

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04 Mar 22

@kevin-eleven said
Hmm, I would have guessed Asimov or Heinlein, but you might be right.

And how nice to think that even before a certain centenary in 2026, we all have visiplates. 😉

You know that thye have a glaucoma treatment by this name?

And I know that you made reference to Bzck Rogers.

Howvere: where are the flying, nuckear driven cars they promised us 🙁

Suzianne

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04 Mar 22

The sci-fi nerds here (like me) might find something interesting at this website:

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/ctnlistalpha.asp

Find the origin or first-use of dozens of sci-fi words.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

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04 Mar 22

@suzianne said
The sci-fi nerds here (like me) might find something interesting at this website:

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/ctnlistalpha.asp

Find the origin or first-use of dozens of sci-fi words.

Thank you!

Arkturos

Joined: 06 May 15
Moves: 28421

06 Mar 22

@suzianne said
The sci-fi nerds here (like me) might find something interesting at this website:

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/ctnlistalpha.asp

Find the origin or first-use of dozens of sci-fi words.

Thanks! That's quite a project.

Suzianne

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Isle of Misfit Toys

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06 Mar 22

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Surprised to see some authors I haven't read much, like E.E. "Doc" Smith, have like 57 words on this list.

Arkturos

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08 Mar 22

@suzianne said
Surprised to see some authors I haven't read much, like E.E. "Doc" Smith, have like 57 words on this list.

I have only read a little of "Doc" Smith, but when I did (some years ago) I remember thinking "Wow! Original Star Trek borrowed tractor beams from him." (of course it was only about a 30-year difference back then)

Really horrible to consider the dreams and possibilities of the 1920s and 1930s, and the parallel psychotic savagery, which has not completely abated -- but that's our problem to solve, or try to solve, isn't it?