Walter M. Miller, Jr.
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8 Quotations from Walter M. Miller, Jr.
| atomics n. 1 | 1954 Way of a Rebel in Worlds of If Apr. 42/1 He stood…feeling his small sub rocking gently in the calm sea, listening to the quiet purr of the atomics beneath him. |
| automatics n. | 1952 Conditionally Human in Galaxy Science Fiction Feb. 62/2 ‘Why was the door open with the gas on?’ ‘I told you—we were checking the intakes. If you close the door, it starts the automatics. Then you can’t get it open till the cycle’s finished.’ |
| biocomputer n. | 1952 Big Hunger in Astounding Science Fiction Oct. 107/2 He crushed them, or harnessed them to his plow, or borrowed their neural circuits for his bio-computers. |
| blast off v. | 1952 Blood Bank in Astounding Science-Fiction June 96/2 We blasted off Jod VII at thirteen hours, Universal Patrol Time. |
| cybernetically adv. | 1951 Izzard & the Membrane in Astounding Science Fiction May 90/2 Shall I cybernetically reorder my circuits into a human transor form as a demonstration? If so, whom shall I duplicate? |
| needle gun n. | 1952 Blood Bank in Astounding Science Fiction June 110/1 After removing a small needle gun from her pocket, he left a box of headache tablets in easy reach, locked her inside, and went back to the controls. |
| pressure suit n. | 1952 Let My People Go in Worlds of If 8/1 He still wore a pressure suit, but the helmet had been removed. |
| space legs n. | 1955 Hoofer in Fantastic Universe Sept. 115/1 A car door slammed and a big man with a florid face got out and stalked toward him, looking angry. ‘What the hell’s the matter with you, fella?’ he drawled. ‘You soused? Man, you’ve really got a load.’ Hogey got up doggedly, shaking his head to clear it. ‘Space legs,’ he prevaricated. ‘Got space legs. Can’t stand the gravity.’ |