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"I think engineering will supply our demand for a "spiritual" life after meat death."
- Bart Kosko
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| Suit-Shield Fabric | ||
| A kind of mesh fabric that could absorb energy bolts. |
| "All right, Baines. You asked for it."
A pink flash blossomed. It shut out the sunlight in a single blinding burst. Baines leaped back and clawed at his coat pocket. The edge of the flash caught him and he half-fell, stunned by the force. His suit-shield sucked in the energy and discharged it, but the power rattled his teeth and for a moment he jerked like a puppet on a string. Darkness ebbed around him. He could feel the mesh of the shield glow white, as it absorbed the energy and fought to control it. |
| Technovelgy from The Golden Man,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by If in 1954 Additional resources -
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Here's a real-life example of PKD's suit-shield:
(Thor Shield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric)
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