Atom Drive by Charles Fontenay:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"It was a race between the tortoise and the hare. But this hare was using some dirty tricks to make sure the ending would be different..."


('Atom Drive' by Charles Fontenay)

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Robot Fish (Metal Fish)
Fake flounders for sport fishermen on Martian canals.

Trolling Tether Cable
Simple fishing technique applied to moving cargo off-planet.

 

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