Re: [OT] Original citation for TDX

The original mention is from James Blish's Cities in Flight short story
series AKA the Okies.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Barclay" <kaladorn@fox.nstn.ca>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 4:58 PM
Subject: [OT] Original citation for TDX

> Gents and Ladies,
>
> I'm looking for the original description of TDX.
> TDX, for those who don't know, is a
> gravitationally polarized explosive that, instead
> of blowing up in a big spherical blast wave,
> produces a shock wave along a thin plane
> perpendicular to the ground. This is useful in sci-
> fi for creating abatis, for clearing an emergency
> LZ for a VTOL in the forest, etc. etc. Works
> pretty good for cutting enemy squads in half
> too.
>
> What I'm wondering is.... who invented it? It was
> some sci-fi author (I think maybe Alan Dean
> Foster but I'm not sure) and what book was it
> first described in? I first heard about it in an
> article for Traveller (the first game, not the
> subsequent N incarnations) in White Dwarf a
> while before WD became a GW house organ.
> But that wasn't its source.
>
> Anyone who can help me, drop me an e-mail
> off-list with any citation. I'd be interested to
> locate the original work.
>
> Thomas B.
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> Thomas Barclay
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