detector-screen

Updated: June 2, 2025

Lining up the path of the projectile accurately, he then projected himself forward in that exact line, with a flat detector-screen thrown out for half a light year upon each side of him. Setting the controls, he flashed ahead, the detector stopping him the instant that the invisible barrier encountered the power-plant of the exploring raider.

E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith - Skylark Three