electr-omagnetics

Updated: May 23, 2025

I figured eight hours just before they met us, and we were just about drifting then. I think it is safe to say seven hours blind." "But can't they detect us anyway? They may have sent out a call, you know." "If we aren't using any power for anything, their electr-omagnetics are the only things we'll register on, and they're mighty short-range finders.

E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith - Spacehounds of IPC