The Storm by A.E. van Vogt:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"The tremendous ship from Earth, singlehanded, was more than a match for all the military power of the Fifty Suns galaxy — but there was one thing in that galaxy that neither that ship nor any other could with stand—"

"The combined military powers of all the people of that galaxy could not stand up to the tremendous might of the battleship of space. But there was one force their galaxy held that could smash that or any other ship!"


(Deceleration chambers from 'The Storm' by A.E. van Vogt)

Select an invention:

Deceleration Chambers
Stressed, the ship breaks apart into parts that may survive.

Flame Barrier
A form of protective force field.

Interstellar Storm
A vast body of both matter and anti-matter swirling through the stars.

Mixed Men
A mostly human being, but with an additional robot brain.

Space Meteorologist
A person who studies storms in space.

Space Weather Map
A map that details hazardous space conditions.

 

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