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Goerge O Smith, Venus Equilateral (off the A.C. Clarke thread)
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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 152581" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Agreed, he was visionary!</p><p></p><p>As for Smith .....</p><p></p><p>I've read the complete Venus Equilateral stories, available in 2 vols, from Amazon, etc. They are all excellent, much detail and humour! However, the later ones depart from "known science", involving telepathy, teleportation, etc, making them slightly less interesting (but still good).</p><p></p><p>Also The Brain Machine, which if I'm not mistaken is (one!) inspiration for "Joe 90". Often mentioned as being "similar to" Van Vogt's "Slan", although I don't agree with that, but never mind .....</p><p></p><p>(George O Smith worked on proximity fuses, one of the first uses for printed circuit boards during World War 2).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 152581, member: 192438"] Agreed, he was visionary! As for Smith ..... I've read the complete Venus Equilateral stories, available in 2 vols, from Amazon, etc. They are all excellent, much detail and humour! However, the later ones depart from "known science", involving telepathy, teleportation, etc, making them slightly less interesting (but still good). Also The Brain Machine, which if I'm not mistaken is (one!) inspiration for "Joe 90". Often mentioned as being "similar to" Van Vogt's "Slan", although I don't agree with that, but never mind ..... (George O Smith worked on proximity fuses, one of the first uses for printed circuit boards during World War 2). [/QUOTE]
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