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"There was a time when one old eccentric guy with a notebook could do something important to science. Now even the resources of a major university are often not enough."
- Jerry Pournelle
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| Neutralizing Wall | ||
| A barrier that stops electrical and mechanical vibrations, rendering the protected area effectively invisible. |
| “The Terrestrial Government and the world at large
thought they were well rid of a bad lot. But the
Gigantean was not lost. Neither were the two thousand reactionaries ; men and women from all walks of
life. The ship eventually reached one of the uncharted
islands of the Pacific, where the passengers landed and
took up their abodes.
“With materials from the ship, they established their homes. With the machinery from the vessel, one of the scientists of their number did wonderful things. Soon he discovered means of producing a wall of neutralizing vibrations completely surrounding the island. This wall prevented and still prevents the approach of any visitors from the outside world, since under its influence all electrical and mechanical vibrations are entirely stopped. Thus no aeros have ever been able to reach the island, which they called Munan, and the secret has been preserved for four centuries and a half. |
| Technovelgy from The Golden Girl of Munan,
by Harl Vincent. Published by Amazing Stories in 1928 Additional resources -
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Compare to the vibration screen from The Shining One (1937) by Nat Schachner.
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