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    | Frank Herbert: Science
          Fiction Technology and Ideas
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    | Frank Herbert (1920-1986) was born in Tacoma, Washington.  He worked in many fields before becoming a writer; TV cameraman, radio news commentator, oyster diver, judo instructor and newspaperman. His towering novel Dune won the Hugo and Nebula awards. |  
   
    | Invention/Technology | Source
           Work (Publication Date) |   
    | Sandtrout Glove A living glove, formed of live creatures.
 | Children of Dune (1976) |   
    | Sapho Juice - juice of MentatsUnique substance enhanced the cognitive performance of Mentats.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Selectacol - automating interior designA device that automates the interior design process, providing a choice of color schemes for a roomful of furniture.
 | The Godmakers (1972) |   
    | Semuta - eerie musicA combination of a specific drug and music, which penetrated to the deepest levels of consciousness.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Servok An 'automatic' or clock-set mechanism to perform simple tasks.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Shere - beat the brain scanDestroys cells so that memory cannot be deduced from the cells of the person even in death.
 | Heretics of Dune (1984) |   
    | Shigawire - high tensile strength wireA very fine wire, used as a recording medium (among other things).
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Sietch A cave warren designed to protect a tribal community, with a population of thousands, with its own water supply in an endless desert.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Skitter - electric carts on DosadiA small passenger vehicle, for two beings, which uses a steering bar. It is parked in a structure that parks and releases vehicles automatically.
 | The Dosadi Experiment (1977) |   
    | Slow Pellet Stunner A projectile device that throws darts in a manner calculated to get past a force shield.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Slug An underwater "barge", consisting of a giant tube for transporting oil.
 | Dragon in the Sea (1956) |   
    | Sniggertrance - caught between the starsThe state of a person receiving a call mediated by a Taprisiot; interiorized consciousness accompanied by spastic, jerking body movements.
 | Whipping Star (1969) |   
    | Solido Projector - envy of presentersProjects 3-dimensional images.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Sonabarrier - keep the vultures outA type of energy fence, used to keep birds away from particular areas.
 | The Dosadi Experiment (1977) |   
    | Spice (Melange) The spice must flow.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Stillsuit - when you want water retentionIt covers almost the entire body, provides cooling and ensures that almost no moisture is lost.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Stillsuit Desert Boots Special boots that offered parasitic power harvesting.
 | Dune Messiah (1969) |   
    | Stilltent - a tent that distills waterA small, sealable enclosure which reclaimed moisture from the breath of occupants.
 | Dune (1965) |   
    | Stone Burner Atomic weapon which burrows deep into a planet; its radiation also attacks selected nerve tissues.
 | Dune Messiah (1969) |   
    | Stunwand 
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