Full record for beanstalk n.
| Definition | a space elevator |
| OED requirements | any evidence 1982 |
| Earliest cite | Robert A. Heinlein, 'Friday' |
| Comment | Mark Shawan submitted a 1982 cite from Robert A. Heinlein's "Friday". |
| Last modified | 30 July, 2019 |
Citations for beanstalk n.
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| 1982 R. A. Heinlein Friday 1 | I have never liked riding the Beanstalk. My distaste was full-blown even before the disaster to the Quito Skyhook. A cable that goes up into the sky with nothing to hold it up smells too much of magic. |