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- Larry Niven
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| Metalloglass | ||
| A transparent "glass" made of metal. |
An amazing, futuristic material.
 (Metalloglass tube from Buck Rogers, 2430 AD) |
| From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD,
by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins). Published by Not Known in 1929 Additional resources -
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Star Trek fans of course remember transparent aluminum from Star Trek IV. But this idea was drawn out at least fifty years earlier. Don't miss Transparent Aluminum Vs. .50-Cal Bullets.
Compare to tower of glass from Tower of Glass (1970) by Robert Silverberg,
city of glass from The Godmakers (1972) by Frank Herbert and plani-glass from Crystalized Thought (1937) by Nat Schachner.
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