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"The whole problem of energy sources is going to be solved by little solutions, not by some big new piece of technology that does everything. We got into this crisis by believing that we had one big piece of technology that would do everything (oil)."
- Gregory Benford
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| Electric Boat | ||
| A surface vessel powered by electricity. |
As far as I know, the first use of the term 'electric boat' in science fiction, if not the first reference to the idea (see below).
 (Electric boat from 'The Great Drought' by Capt. S.P. Meek) Before the doctor’s surprised gaze, the edges of a huge box rose above the surface of the water, around the electric boat. The boat was raised and water could be heard running out of the box which held it. When the box was drained, a man leaped in and made some adjustments. A cover, hinged on one side, swung over and closed the box tightly with the boat inside. |
| Technovelgy from The Great Drought,
by S.P. Meek. Published by Astounding Stories in 1932 Additional resources -
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Compare to the electric-yacht from A Strange Trip (1885) by John Baker Hopkins.
Science fiction fans of course recall the first fictional electric sea-going vessel, the Nautilus, described by Jules Verne in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, published in 1875.
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