Electronic Siege by John W. Campbell:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"A stream of famous scientists had been coming aboard the space liner Vega all afternoon. They were the greatest scientists of Earth and Venus, taking passage on the chartered liner to Mars for the Interplanetary Society for the Advancement of Science Meeting for 2374, held once each Earth year."


('The Electronic Siege' by John W. Campbell, Jr.)

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Protolectric Gun
Fires twin beams of protons and electrons.

Rotating Hollow Planetoid Habitat
An asteroid (or planetoid) hollowed out, spun for artificial gravity, used as a habitat.

Transfer Tube Between Ships
A means of going between ships in space without needing space suits.

 

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