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"Cyberspace is a metaphor that allows us to grasp this place where since about the time of the second world war we've increasingly done so many of the things that we think of as civilization."
- William Gibson
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| Space Walk | ||
| Standard term for moving through the void of space. |
As far as I know, this is the first use of this term.
| But that space walk of mine wasn't so very amazing. I've lived here all my life, and like a swimmer who can accustom himself to long periods under water, so have I, by occasional jaunts to the plateau, accustomed myself to void conditions. |
| Technovelgy from Moon Heaven,
by Dom Passante. Published by Science Fiction in 1939 Additional resources -
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An unusual early usage for this phrase can be found in Cosmic Engineers, a 1939 story by Clifford Simak:
Simak uses it again in Mr. Meek Plays Polo (1944):
See also space-walker from The Universe Wreckers (1930) by Edmond Hamilton. The idea of a space walk was probably first described in science fiction in Edison's Conquest of Mars (1898) by Garrett P. Serviss; see spacewalk.
“Don't mention chess to me again, you sawed-off shrimp - I'll space-walk you if you do. So help me Hannah if I don't."
They figure they’re a cinch to win and they got their shirts bet on the game. If they lose, they’ll more than likely space-walk me.
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