Arthur Leo Zagat

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blast-off n. 1937 A. L. Zagat Cavern of Shining Pool in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 70/1 ‘Make it so, mister,’ I acknowledged in the unforgotten jargon. ‘Stand by for the blast-off.’ Not for nothing had I conned the plans of this latest product of the spaceship engineers, assuaging nostalgia in vicarious flight.
disruptor n. 1931 N. Schachner & A. L. Zagat Emperor of the Stars in Wonder Stories Apr. 1216/2 The disruptor rays had absolutely no effect upon these creatures. Matter was differently constituted here—earth forces were unable to break up these atoms. All was lost!
otherspace n. 1937 A. L. Zagat Cavern of the Shining Pool in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 78/2 ‘There it is, straight ahead. Look.’ And so it was, shimmering discreetly, a vague intangible veil across the black curtain of this other-space.
out-planet n. 1943 A. L. Zagat Venus Station in Science Fiction Stories Apr. 21/1 I’ve run into happenstances before, on the Out-Planets, that didn’t seem to make sense.
space cadet n. 1943 A. L. Zagat Sunward Flight in Super Science Stories Feb. 98/1 That hatch may open again, however, at your word, to return you to Earth. I rest it on your honor as space cadets that if it should, what I say to you now will remain within the hull of the Aldebaran.
thought screen n. 1931 N. Schachner & A. L. Zagat Back to 20,000 A.D. in Wonder Stories Mar. 1132/2 He invented a thought screen that, when worn, effectually shields the wearer from intrusion into his private thoughts.
thought shield n. 1931 N. Schachner & A. L. Zagat Back to 20,000 A.D. in Wonder Stories Mar. 1143/2 You see, I was wearing the thought-shield, and according to my experience and the explanation of Arkon, no least thought vibration should escape through the barrier of its field.
visor screen n. 1931 N. Schachner & A. Zagat Revolt of the Machines in Astounding Stories July 91/2 An oval visor-screen with its flitting images brought across space the area the switches controlled.