planetary engineer n.
one who engages in planetary engineering n.
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1932
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Jack Williamson
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Bought the satellite for his private estate. Had planetary engineers make all modern improvements.
Electron Flame in Wonder Stories Quarterly Fall 88/2 -
1936
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Jack Williamson
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The planetary engineers had made life possible there, oxygenating the atmosphere and building heated, insulated cities over the rich mines in the equatorial belt.
Cometeers in Astounding Stories June 32/1 -
1955
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Poul Anderson
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A Planetary Engineer had training for his profession such as had never been seen before.
Snows of Ganymede in Startling Stories Winter 52/1 -
1964
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Ben Bova
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To the planetary engineer, the really interesting features of the Martian landscape are the so-called desert areas.
Operation Shirtsleeve in Amazing Stories July 89/2 -
1995
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Daniel Hatch
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She thought back to her days in the Corps of Planetary Engineers when she had been a stickler for rules and discipline.
Human Art in Absolute Magnitude Summer 57/1
Research requirements
antedating 1932
Earliest cite
J. Williamson 'The Electron Flame'
Research History
Rick Hauptmann submitted a 1932 cite from Jack Williamson's "The Electron Flame".
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