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"A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content."
- Theodore Sturgeon
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| Sleep Pod | ||
| A special place for snoozing. |
The earliest reference for the phrase "sleep pod", as far as I know.
| "Do not waste your priceless company on the unappreciative folds of a sleep pod when everything is coming up flares and Roman candles down here.”
...the muskiness of the sleep pod. Oh it’s comfy enough in there... |
| Technovelgy from Mantis,
by Chris Boyce. Published by Impulse in 1967 Additional resources -
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This refers to something grown, rather than an electronic device.
Compare to the napcap rental facility from Saturn's Race (2000) by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes).
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