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"In science fiction one can say a great many things that are unpalatable, … because it's expressed as science fiction you can slip it past their defenses."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Atomobile | ||
| An atomic-powered car. |
I don't know of an earlier description of a nuclear-powered car.
| The greatest achievement of the century was the release and control of atomic energy, which was now doing the world’s work. The secret had been learned in the Murden laboratories, in 1963. Except for lighting and minor power purposes, electricity had been shelved in limbo. Steam power was only a memory. Giant bird-like atoplanes, made of duralumin, filled the air, carrying on much of the world’s travel and commerce. Atomobiles, both ponderous and small, constituted the traffic problem in the cities. Colossal atomotors turned the wheels of industry. It was the age of the atom. |
| Technovelgy from The Moon of Doom,
by Earl L. Bell. Published by Amazing Stories Quarterly in 1928 Additional resources -
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In 1958, Ford designed the Nucleon, a concept car with zero emissions powered by nuclear energy with a 5,000 mile range.
(The 1958 Ford Nucleon nuclear-powered car (concept only))
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