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This is a relatively early reference I for the idea of being able to directly observe another person's mental images through the use of some sort of electronic device.
This device precedes others like it in sf, like stimsim in the works of William Gibson and others.
See the comments for earlier references; I also think that Cordwainer Smith used this idea in the mid 1950's. Comment/Join this discussion ( 4 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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