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"[Science fiction is] an integration of the mood and attitude of science (the objective universe) with the fears and hopes that spring from the unconscious."
- Gregory Benford
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| Telaudiogram | ||
| An interplanetary communication method. |
| I sent a telaudiogram to Patrol headquarters at Earth. I gave full descriptions of Kenniston and this Jovian and inquired if they had criminal records. An answer came through an hour ago. This fellow Holk Or has a record of criminal piracy as long as your arm, and was definitely known to be one of John Dark's crew!" |
| Technovelgy from The World With A Thousand Moons,
by Edmond Hamilton. Published by Amazing Stories in 1942 Additional resources -
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Given the distances involved, telaudiograms seem slower than light speed...
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