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Super-Telescopic Machines
A device able to project a picture of any scene at any distance!
(From The Heritage of the Earth [1932] by Harley S. Aldinger)
Adaptable Overcoat
A disguise allowing an alien to walk amongst, well, other aliens without notice.
(From The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound [1953] by Poul Anderson (w/GR Dickson))
Air-Tight Auto
A vehicle for driving on a moon or other airless body.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R. Nathanson)
Magnetized Bottom
A reasonable substitute for gravity holding objects in place.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R. Nathanson)
Gravity-Repulsion Generator
Counters the force of gravity with its own force.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R. Nathanson)
Armor-Plate
The outside surface of the ship.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R. Nathanson)
Pocket Edition Law Library
A complete reference section in the palm of your hand.
(From Novice [1962] by James Schmitz)
Wrist-Talker
A communications device worn on the wrist.
(From Novice [1962] by James Schmitz)
Weather Room
A global weather center.
(From The Weather Man [1961] by Theodore L Thomas)
Sun Boat
A device to manipulate energy emitted by the sun, to direct the weather of the Earth.
(From The Weather Man [1961] by Theodore L Thomas)
Carer-Type Robot
A general-purpose robot designed to help care for humans.
(From The Robot [2024] by Lavie Tidhar)
Human-Passing
A robot that is so convincingly human that most people cannot tell.
(From The Robot [2024] by Lavie Tidhar)
Terrorartist
An individual that creates anarchic technology.
(From The Robot [2024] by Lavie Tidhar)
Robotic Undersea Turtle
A sea-going robot that resembles a turtle.
(From Epilogue [1962] by Poul Anderson)
Synthetic Rubberoid Skin
An artful recreation of a human face, indistinguishable from the original.
(From One For The Robot - Two For The Same... [1950] by Rog Philips)
Culture Mind
A highly advanced, space-borne entirely autonomous intelligence.
(From Consider Phlebas [1987] by Iain M Banks)
Colloid Dielectric
A non-living receptacle for a human mind.
(From One For The Robot - Two For The Same... [1950] by Rog Philips)
Balloon Tree
Also called the "Migratory Tree", it uses a gas-filled bladder to ascend into the sky.
(From The Balloon Tree [1883] by Edward Page Mitchell)
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