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"In science fiction one can say a great many things that are unpalatable, … because it's expressed as science fiction you can slip it past their defenses."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Wind-Suncatcher | ||
| A combination wind turbine and solar energy gathering device. |
An interesting combination, I don't recall an earlier reference in science fiction for this idea.
 (Wind-Suncatcher from 'Down on the Farm' by Simpson Stokes) Farmer Geary watched the Nibbler at work. He saw beyond it the vast three-storied acreages of his Multiple-Crop “Flats,” incongruously tilted on the side of Durdleberry Slopes in the distance. The bizarre shadow of the combined Wind-Suncatcher, like a spray of tulips mounted fanwise on a rotating mast, slanted across the meadow. “This is good,” said Geary, rubbing his hands. “This is fine.” |
| Technovelgy from Down on the Farm,
by Simpson Stokes. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1937 Additional resources -
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'...the combined Wind-Suncatcher, like a spray of tulips mounted fanwise.'
