Kendell Foster Crossen
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| asteroid field n. | 1954 Agile Algolian in Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 83 There we were—cutting around through that asteroid field like a couple of kids playing hide-and-seek. |
| energy gun n. | 1952 Caphian Caper in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 36/2 As Manning predicted, within twenty four hours one of the Caphian ships appeared and settled to the ground just out of the range of an energy gun. The Rigelian appeared and faced toward them. |
| mind shield n. | 1952 Caphian Caper in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 29/1 The only Terran who has ever developed a secondary mind shield—the only non-Rigelian who has ever penetrated my shield, even though you did it the once by trickery. |
| nonhumanoid n. | 1951 Merakian Miracle in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 111/2 The Merakians….are non-humanoids. I am told that their bodies are globular in shape and that they have no necks and heads in the humanoid sense. Their mouths, noses, eyes and ears appear as needed and when these organs are not in use, all that can be seen is the smooth surface of a globe. They usually have two arms and two legs, but these are retractable and extensional, so that a Merakian may be three feet tall when you first meet him and eight feet tall the next time you see him. |
| planetquake n. | 1954 Agile Algolian in Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter ii. 69/2 If there had been any doubt that J. Barnaby Cruikshank was up to something, his appearance would have removed it. Normally, any interference with the slumber of the president of Greater Solarian would have resulted in an explosion of temper like a major planet-quake. Instead, however, he was staring out of the screen with the benign expression of an indulgent uncle. |
| Solarian adj. | 1952 Caphian Caper in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 11/2 The Martian female was the receptionist in the Nuyork office of the Greater Solarian Insurance Company, Monopolated, for which Manning Draco was chief investigator. |
| space bus n. | 1951 Restricted Clientele in Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb. 142/1 There will be a space-bus, driven by a robot, to take the smaller children to school on Earth. |
| spacegram v. | 1952 Things of Distinction in Startling Stories Mar. vi. 115/2 ‘Model PS-3472,’ exclaimed the old man. ‘But—’ ‘Our first order,’ interrupted Jerry, ‘if you agree to the changes, will be for ten billion hats. Terms, thirty days net on a non-returnable basis.’ ‘It’s a deal,’ J. E. McFinister said quickly, as if he were afraid Jerry might change his mind. ‘We’ll spacegram the specifications as soon as this call is finished,’ said Jerry. ‘How soon can we have a shipment?’ |
| Terran n. 2 | 1952 Caphian Caper in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 18/2 He sent out a call to the planet below, but there was no answer. He tried several languages, in addition to Terran, and finally the intergalactic sound code. There was still no answer. |