zero-g n.
-
1940 Detroit Free Press (Magazine section) 9 June 6/1
Recovery…occurred in a few seconds following or during a return to zero G (the level) and beyond a brief period of apparent bewilderment, no other effects were noted.
-
1952
Arthur C. Clarke
bibliography
She was escorted by an elderly woman who seemed to be quite at home under zero ‘g’ and gave Linda a helpful push when she showed signs of being stuck.
Islands in Sky 80 -
1957
page image
Henry Slesar
bibliography
You were gonna be a big-shot surgeon. But you couldn’t handle a little zero-g operation, could you?
Metal Martyr in Fantastic May 37/1 -
1974
page image
Jack C. Haldeman, II
bibliography
The cargo bay could be set up as zero G laboratories or medical facilities.
Space Through Our Fingers in Amazing Stories Oct. 66/1 -
1981
Vonda N. McIntyre
At the crystal growth station in the zero-g section of Aleph Prime.
Entropy Effect i. 43
-
1996 SFX May 16/3
Making Apollo 13 was an unusual experience for Bill, involving not only zero-G filming but also the chance to meet the character he was playing, Fred Haise.
-
1998
Julia Ecklar
Karen Rose Cercone
bibliography
It was like zero-G, with no concept of up and down.
War Dragons xv. 220
-
2020
Myke Cole
bibliography
Oliver had felt this sense of losing direction before, but only in zero-g.
Sixteenth Watch 25
Research requirements
antedating 1940
Research History
Bill Mullins submitted a 1940 cite from a newspaper database.
Last modified 2020-12-16 04:08:47
In the compilation of some
entries, HDSF has drawn extensively on corresponding entries
in OED.