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Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins):
Science
Fiction Technology and Ideas |
See this biography of Philip Frances Nowlan (b. 1888 - d. 1940).
Richard William "Dick" Calkins (b. 1894 – d. 1962) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from the Chicago Art Institute, going to work as a cartoonist for the Detroit Free Press. During World War I, Calkins served in the Army Air Service as a pilot and flight instructor. |
Invention/Technology |
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Aerocab A floating taxicab. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Atomic Shell A nuclear munition, fired from a cannon. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Force-Ray A large, hand-held spear of force. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Hypnotelevisor A device that displays memories directly on a helmet screen. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Mechanical Hand A large robotic hand or claw, large enough to grasp a person. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Metalloglass A transparent "glass" made of metal. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Reflectocosmic Spectrometer A device that detects and measures cosmic rays that reflect from different metals. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Remote Telepresence Robot A very early depiction of this basic idea. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Rocket Pistol Using pistol rounds to maneuver in space. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Ship Pushes Moon Altering the course of a small moon by pushing on it with a rocket motor. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Ship's Artificial Gravity A very early mention of the term. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
Ships With Legs Space ships with mechanical limbs for walking the Earth. |
Buck Rogers, 2430 AD (1929) |
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