Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat):
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas


('Exiles of the Moon' by Schachner and Zagat)

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Alpha Insert
A special compound used to seal punctures in space craft.

Communication Disk
A wearable device that told the time as updated from a central source.

Conveyor Ribbon
A moving sidewalk.

Food Factory
Mechanized production of food by entirely artificial means.

Groundling
A person who does not fly, especially into space.

Integral Calculator
A device that accepts complex equations and solves them.

Moon Run
An accurate representation of running on the moon.

Pneumatic Tube Station
Passengers are sealed into a narrow cylinder that is shot through a pressurized tube to their destination.

Recoil Pistol
A handheld device that permits a spaceman to manuever in zero gravity.

Rocket Liner
A rocket designed for point-to-point Earth journeys; it goes well into the stratosphere.

Selective Electric Eye
A facial recognition device.

Sodaluminum
Lightweight and tough!

Stationary Sidewalk
A sidewalk that is fixed permanently in one location; not a sliding walkway.

Tele-Audiovized Meeting
Teleconferencing done right.

Teleradio Control (Hand Flash)
A device that can call a vehicle to a driver; it drives itself in a near-autonomous fashion to the caller.

Terminator Zone
The area between solar illumination and shade.

 

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