Gravitics

Item from Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Gravity-manipulating technology — a Foundation innovation that enabled advanced starships, weapons, and engineering. The technological achievement that marked the Foundation's transition from salvaging Imperial technology to surpassing it.

Also known as: gravitic technology, gravity manipulation, gravitic drive

What They Know

• Foundation-developed technology that the old Galactic Empire never achieved
• Enables advanced starships that move without conventional propulsion — faster and more maneuverable than Imperial designs
• Military applications include focused gravitational weapons capable of crushing targets at range
• Gravitics marked the Foundation's transition from preserving old technology to creating genuinely new innovations
• Gravitic starships are recognizable by their silent, propulsionless movement

Connections

• belongs_to — terminus
• produced_by — terminus

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