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| − | A '''Glowglobe''' was a suspensor-buoyed illuminating device. It is a glowing pale golden-yellow ball-shaped sphere that floats gracefully above a surface like a portable, personal sun. It is normally self-powered. |
+ | A '''Glowglobe''' was a [[suspensor]]-buoyed illuminating device. It is a glowing pale golden-yellow ball-shaped sphere that floats gracefully above a surface like a portable, personal sun. It is normally self-powered. |
The glowglobes were conceived by [[Norma Cenva]] while working for [[Tio Holtzman]] and made use of his own field equations. Both the buoyancy and the illumination were consequences of the [[Holtzman Effect]]. She donned the technology to [[Aurelius Venport]] who then distributed them commercially. |
The glowglobes were conceived by [[Norma Cenva]] while working for [[Tio Holtzman]] and made use of his own field equations. Both the buoyancy and the illumination were consequences of the [[Holtzman Effect]]. She donned the technology to [[Aurelius Venport]] who then distributed them commercially. |
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Revision as of 09:23, 12 May 2008
A Glowglobe was a suspensor-buoyed illuminating device. It is a glowing pale golden-yellow ball-shaped sphere that floats gracefully above a surface like a portable, personal sun. It is normally self-powered.
The glowglobes were conceived by Norma Cenva while working for Tio Holtzman and made use of his own field equations. Both the buoyancy and the illumination were consequences of the Holtzman Effect. She donned the technology to Aurelius Venport who then distributed them commercially.
20 years later, there was a dispute between VenKee Enterprises and the Poritrin government over patents and distribution rights for the now popular devices. Lord Niko Bludd had filed briefs in the court of the League of Nobles demanding restitution of all VenKee profits gained from unauthorized use of proprietary technologies.
Behind the scenes
Glowglobes appeared as commodities in the Original Dune, however their origins and legal issues are expanded upon the Legends of Dune trilogy.