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"The bottom line in the Dune trilogy is: beware of heroes. Much better to rely on your own judgment, and your own mistakes."
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According to Internet sources, the Whispering-Gallery phenomenon was first explained by Lord Raleigh in 1878, in St. Paul's Cathedral. I'm sure the phenomenon was known prior to that time, but I can't find any references.
This same idea is used to great effect by Alfred Bester in his excellent The Stars My Destination; the Gouffre Martel prison was built deep underground to isolate prisoners, but the legendary 'Whisper Line' sometimes connects widely dispersed cells so convicts can converse with each other.
My apologies to Connor Lawrence, who contributed this item; I kept trying to find earlier references. (BTW, Connor, I can't find your email.) Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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