Johannison block

English

Noun

Johannison block (plural Johannison blocks)

  1. Misspelling of Johansson block.
    • 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 8, page 154, ¶¶ 4–5
      Mallow stood them upright and shaved the ends off with a single stroke of the shear, and then joined the pipes, fresh cut to fresh cut. [¶] And there was a single pipe! The new ends, with even atomic irregularities missing, formed one piece upon joining. Johannison blocks, at a stroke.
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