The World With A Thousand Moons by Edmond Hamilton:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

Enjoyable yarn from golden age writer Edmond Hamilton. Intrepid space men find a cure for a terrible scourge afflicting their fellows and risk everything to bring it back to civilization.


('World of a Thousand Moons' by Edmond Hamilton)

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Electric Wall
A wall of electric force.

Gravitation Paralysis
Dread illness of space travelers striking when changing from very weak to very strong gravities.

Meteorscope
A device that probes ahead in space detecting swarms of deadly meteors.

Telaudiogram
An interplanetary communication method.

Vestan Parasite
Semi-intelligent creatures that take control of the nervous system of other animals.

Weight-Shoes
Devices intended to make it easier to walk on celestial bodies with weaker gravity.

 

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