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| Energy Weapon | ||
| A device that fires pure energy, used as a weapon. |
| The window display was made up of an assortment of rather curiously shaped guns, rifles as well as small arms; and a glowing sign in the window stated: THE FINEST ENERGY WEAPONS IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE. |
| Technovelgy from Seesaw,
by A.E. van Vogt. Published by Astounding in 1941 Additional resources -
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'BY PUSHING AGAINST THE LITTLE MARTIAN MOON WITH OUR ROCKET SHIP, WE HAD LESSENED THE CENTRIFUGAL SPEED THAT HELD IT BALANCED IN THE SKY.'
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