Science Fiction Story Review

The Tissue-Culture King

by Julian Huxley
Reviewed date: 2024 Aug 15
8 pages
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The Tissue-Culture King's claim to fame is that it's the first story to feature a tin-foil hat as a defense against mind control. It does not, however, actually contains the term "tin-foil hat." It calls them variously:

  • "caps of metal foil"
  • "metal coverings"
  • "metal headgear"
  • "mind-protectors"
  • "metal telepathy-proof head coverings"

Not as punchy as tin-foil hat, but there's honor in being first to an idea.

It's available online at RevolutionSF.com: The Tissue-Culture King


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