cryosleep n.
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1972
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Ben Bova
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They’re putting Dan into cryosleep today. Dr. Tomaso says he can work on Dan’s neural patterns much more easily when the nerve impulses are slowed down by the low temperature.
Flight of Exiles xvii. 184 -
1979
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Alan Dean Foster
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For one thing, they were dripping wet from the preservative cryosleep fluid that had filled and surrounded their bodies.
Alien i. 13 -
1983
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Bruce Sterling
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She was ice-cold, sunk in some kind of alien cryosleep.
Cicada Queen in Universe 13 179 -
1987
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Larry Niven
Steven Barnes
Jerry Pournelle
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Were there dreams in cryosleep? The neurologists said no, but his memory said yes.
Legacy of Heorot iii. 46 -
1993
Victor Milán
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Which Kirk knew must have been next to nothing, given the space the cryosleep units and crude warp drive took up.
From Depths xiv. 159 -
2007
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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I can’t pretend to follow the equations but apparently his treatise has the potential to unlock the space between stars. I might even see the practical application of it within my lifetime. Heck, I could travel back to Earth without the hassle of cryosleep.
Chrysalis in Word Puppets (2015) 44 -
2015
Tony Peak
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Wondering why you keep going when you’ve got no one, nothing but a ship and the next jump, the next cryosleep?
Inherit the Stars 313
Research requirements
antedating 1972
Research History
Originally suggested by Randy Hoffman.Re-suggested by Ben Ostrowsky, who also submitted a number of cites.
We would like to get any antedatings; it feels as if this should be older.
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