John R. Pierce
2 Quotations from John R. Pierce
| contraterrene adj. | 1946 Phony Atoms in Astounding Science-Fiction May 105 We've known about atoms with protons and electrons for a long time; there have been suggestions of atoms with inverted structure—contraterrene atoms. But now it appears there are imitation atoms as well! But the phonies are soon unmasked—the masquerade lasts a few billionths of a second only! |
| contraterrene adj. | 1946 Phony Atoms in Astounding Science Fiction May 108/2 This will be perfectly comprehensible to those who have read the C T—contraterrene matter—stories in Astounding. |