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Israel's 'Futuristic' Bionic Hornet is 70 Years Old

Posted November 21, 2006 3:47 PM

From LiveScience.com:

In his excellent 1936 short story The Scarab, science fiction writer Raymond Z. Gallun describes exactly what the Israelis seem to want - a remote-controlled robotic device no larger than an insect.

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Re: Israel's 'Futuristic' Bionic Hornet is 70 Years Old

11/22/2006 12:14 PM

Please clarify why an american's scifi story is Israel's, or their object of desire? references? (oops sorry... missed the link to the story.)
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