Otis Adelbert Kline:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas
Otis Adelbert Kline (b. 1891 - d. 1946) was an American adventure, fantasy and science fiction writer. His first short story The Thing of a Thousand Shapes appeared in the first issue of Weird Tales magazine in 1923. He also worked as an editor and literary agent (he represented Robert E. Howard, who created Conan the Barbarian).
Invention/Technology Source Work (Publication Date)

Artificial Sun
Use of a single large artifact to provide sunlight to a city or a world.

The Bride of Osirus (1927)

Locatimeter
A method for a plane to know its location over the Earth.

The Iron World (1937)

Robot Dog
A mechanical, robotic dog.

The Iron World (1937)

Robot Hands
Human-like appendages for the ends of upper limbs.

The Iron World (1937)

Robot With Human's Brain
A very early example of encasing a human brain in a robotic body.

Revenge of the Robot (1936)


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