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"I forged a concept which is relatively simple and possibly unique in theology, and that is, the irrational is the primordial stratum of the universe."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Globular Glass Helmet | ||
| A bowl-shaped space helmet. |
| Timothy carried the tank to the main room and
pushed it down on its clamps that held it to the back
of the suit. Then he screwed in the air line. Holding
the suit aloft, he slipped his frail body into it from
the top. Then he pushed the ingenious air-tight flanges
together and tucked the padding carefully about his
neck. Hardly able to control his agitation, he fitted
the globular glass helmet onto his neckpiece and sealed
the flanges. Then he screwed in the oxygen pipe which
came under his armpit from the back. The pipe leading to the carbon dioxide absorber was the last connection. Just below the neck was the valve. He opened
it slowly to let in the oxygen and closed the valve
connected to the open air.
 (Globular Glass Helmet from 'Murder on the Asteroid' by Eando Binder) |
| Technovelgy from Murder on the Asteroid,
by Eando Binder. Published by Wonder Stories in 1933 Additional resources -
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Compare to space helmet from The Disc-Men of Jupiter (1931) by Manly Wade Wellman, the space-helmet from The Sargasso of Space (1931) by Edmond Hamilton and the transparent dome helmet from The Man from the Atom (1926) by G. Peyton Wertenbaker.
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