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"I forged a concept which is relatively simple and possibly unique in theology, and that is, the irrational is the primordial stratum of the universe."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Robot-Referee | ||
| An autonomous robot judge at athletic events. |
As far as I know, the first use of this phrase.
| The robot-referee came into the ring, and the crowd immediately hushed. A dime-sized microphone on an almost invisible wire dropped down from the batteries of overhead lights (this was more in the line of tradition than need, since the robot-referee had a built-in mike of his own), and the referee held up his hands for complete silence. The crowd shushed itself to a murmur, and the referee went through his introductory piece. After each fighter had received the crowd’s roar of approbation, the referee signalled for them to come to the center. |
| Technovelgy from Jingle in the Jungle,
by Aldo Giunta. Published by IF in 1957 Additional resources -
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'...the combined Wind-Suncatcher, like a spray of tulips mounted fanwise.'
'I went to the control room where the three other men were manipulating their mechanical men.'
'The low-slung monorail car, straddling its single track, bored through the shadows on a slowly rising course.'
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'... he thrust in his charging arm to replenish his store of energy.'
'...the terrible Jovian gravity that made each movement an effort.'
There are alternative names that are probably in the public domain by now.
