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"...being predictive, being right about the future, is not the point of any given story or novel. The point is about exploring as wide a range of possibilities as possible."
- Peter Watts
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| Sub-Space | ||
| A dimension or a transmission medium other than our own, which allows faster-than-light communication or movement. |
As far as I know, this was the first use of this term.
| The repulsor elements tapped subspace, and hence were unimpeded by any waves in normal space time. |
| Technovelgy from Crystallized Thought,
by Nat Schachner. Published by Astounding Science Fiction in 1937 Additional resources -
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Jack Williamson uses it in a slightly different way:
They warp space itself to form a tiny sphere - in effect, a tiny universe - strong enough to withstand unthinkable pressure and millions of degrees of heat.
These little coils create a sub-space about the metal bead...
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