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Where would sf be without faster-than-light (FTL) travel? Stuck in the solar system, that's where.
The phrase "jump" as well as a description of the process, first occurred in in the 1932 story Invaders from the Infinite by John Campbell (see jump). The novel Foundation is a compilation of five stories, four of which were published from 1942-1944 in Astounding. The jump through hyperspace is described in The Psychohistorians which was written as a prequel for the novel in 1951.
Compare to jump point from Bill for Delivery (1964) by Christopher Anvil,
collapsar jump from The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman,
hyperspace jump from Foundation(1951) by Isaac Asimov,
Alderson point (Crazy Eddie) from The Mote in God's Eye (1974) by Niven and Pournelle,
planoforming from The Game of Rat and Dragon (1953) by Cordwainer Smith,
jumpdoor from Whipping Star (1969) by Frank Herbert. Comment/Join this discussion ( 7 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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