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"There was a time when one old eccentric guy with a notebook could do something important to science. Now even the resources of a major university are often not enough."
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This is a very early use of the idea of a machine that can effectively drive through the earth, boring its way through.
Compare to the mechanical mole from Oath of Fealty by Pournelle and Niven (1981) and the automatic shell from The Great Stone of Sardis (1897) by Frank Stockton. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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