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Frank Herbert:
Science
Fiction Technology and Ideas |
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) |
Nullentropy Bin - world's best salad crisper A compartment in which entropy was halted. |
Heretics of Dune (1984) |
Odalarm - aromatherapy wake-up call An alarm clock that awakens the sleeper with a selected odor. |
The Dosadi Experiment (1977) |
Oil Lens - infinitely adjustable lens Oil held in tension in an enclosing force field, used as an optical component. |
Dune (1965) |
Ornithopter - flies like a bird Also called a 'thopter, it had adjustable wings and was jet-powered. Describes any plane capable of wing-beat flight in the manner of birds. |
Dune (1965) |
Pain Box - testing for humans A small box which induced pain into the nerves of the hand. |
Dune (1965) |
Palm Lock - uses more than a fingerprint A lock or seal which can be opened only by contact with the palm of the human hand to which it has been keyed. |
Dune (1965) |
Paracompass - detects local magnetic anomalies A very specialized compass that makes use of local magnetic anomalies. |
Dune (1965) |
Personality Simulator - game your office politics A device which, when fed enough data about a person, simulated their personality allowing the user to predict behavior in stated circumstances. |
The Dosadi Experiment (1977) |
Plasteel - tough metal for tough times Extremely tough form of steel, stabilized with stravidium fibers grown into its crystal. |
Dune (1965) |
Poison Snooper - be careful, my Duke A device that checked food and drink for poisons. |
Dune (1965) |
Polawindow - change lighting instantly A window-sized polarizer filter that allows changes in light intensity and color. |
The Godmakers (1972) |
Procreative Stump A woman's torso, kept alive for the purpose of using the womb as an incubator. |
Hellstrom's Hive (1972) |
Pseudoflesh - key to boneless meat Meat (protein) that is produced apart from an animal; great steaks without rumination. |
Whipping Star (1969) |
Pulse-Timer A watch that uses your visual cortex for a read-out device. |
Heretics of Dune (1984) |
Rachag A caffeine-style stimulant. |
Dune (1965) |
Remote-Cast Snooper A small, easily concealed poison snooper. |
Dune (1965) |
Residual Poison A poison that, once administered, resides in the body; only regular intake of the antidote keeps the person alive. |
Dune (1965) |
Ridulian Crystal Sheets Exceptionally strong, surpassingly thin material. |
God Emperor of Dune (1981) |
Rotating House - turn the salon A single family home built upon a central pivot; it can be turned at will. |
The Godmakers (1972) |
Sandsnork - breathe under sand A device like a snorkel that would provide air to a tent buried by a sand storm. |
Dune (1965) |
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