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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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| Stunner | ||
| A non-lethal weapon; typically used like a firearm but only renders its victim unconscious. |
| Armament, every first-class operative owns a hand-gun and shells. Most of them carry illegal personal electric stunners. |
| Technovelgy from Fire-Power,
by S.D. Gottesman. Published by Cosmic Science-Fiction in 1941 Additional resources -
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Many readers probably recall this word used by Frank Herbert in Dune:
Larry Niven adds one to his copseye surveillance device from Cloak of Anarchy:
Compare to the Leyden Ball from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1875) by Jules Verne and the electric rifle from Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle (1911) by Victor Appleton.
In the flashing instant Hawat had time to see they were Sardaukar, hard faces set in battle frenzy, that they were unshielded and each carried a knife in one hand, a stunner in the other.
For the first time ever, I looked into a copseye.
It was impressively simple. I picked out the stunner by its parabolic reflector, the cameras, and a toroidal coil that had to be part of the floater device.
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