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"We'd have most of what we predicted of the conquest of space, if we hadn't ignored parasite control."
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Star Trek fans of course remember transparent aluminum from Star Trek IV. But this idea was drawn out at least fifty years earlier. Don't miss Transparent Aluminum Vs. .50-Cal Bullets.
Compare to tower of glass from Tower of Glass (1970) by Robert Silverberg,
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Chrysalis Generation Ship to Alpha Centauri
'This was their world, their planet — this swift-traveling, yet seemingly moveless vessel.'
Animated Tumblebugs On Astounding Cover!
'Gaines and Harvey mounted tumblebugs, and kept abreast of the Cadet Captain...'
LingYuan Vehicle Roof Drones Now Available, ala Blade Runner 2049
Accompanied by a small selection of similar ideas from science fiction.
China Steals Strato Airship Design From Google App Engine
'...war-balloons, or, as it would be more correct to call them, navigable aerostats.'
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