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![]() This is an early reference to the familiar 'fishbowl' style of space helmet, fortunately constructed of pure glassite, a strong, clear material. Not invulnerable, however; a strong blow from a metal bar would shatter the material.
Here's some additional descriptive matter:
In space, it is of course important to have a secure seal for your space helmet. Hamilton solved this basic problem in the simplest possible way:
We also have a nice illustration, from the cover of Astounding Science Fiction.
![]() ('transparent glassite helmets' from Sargasso of Space) Manly Wade Wellman is usually credited with the creation of the phrase "space helmet" (see space helmet) in his novella The Disc-Men of Jupiter. However, since both stories were published in September of 1931, I'd call it a tie, wouldn't you? Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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