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| Tree-Grown Wood The natural product, obtained by cutting down a living tree. (From Gravy Planet [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Light Absorbing/Emitting Ink Ink that can absorb light and then emit it in a burst for advertising purposes. (From Gravy Planet [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Depilatory Soap A labor-saving combination of soap and a agent that removes hair. (From Gravy Planet [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Vision Strip A circular vision strip for robots. (From Orphans of the Void [1952] by Orville Shaara) |
| Magnetic Boots Special footgear holds spacemen to the metal deck in spite of the lack of gravity. (From Atomic Fire [1931] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Keyboard With Changing Keys A computer keyboard with keys faced with little displays, so the label could change based on the application or language. (From Imperial Earth [1976] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Plasta-Skin Artificial Skin (From Star Rangers (The Last Planet) [1953] by Andre Norton) |
| Off-World Not of Earth. (From Judgement Night [1943] by C.L. Moore) |
| Mechanical Men Remote controlled robots used to perform dangerous work. (From The Ancient Brain [1929] by A.G. Stangland) |
| Electro-Culturer A device used to artificially stimulate cell growth and development. (From The Ancient Brain [1929] by A.G. Stangland) |
| Personal Metallic Record Disc A stamped metal record that contains all of a person's data in a convenient form. (From The Ancient Brain [1929] by A.G. Stangland) |
| Teleview A device for seeing at a distance. (From The Phantom Teleview [1929] by Bob Olsen) |
| Pent House An island in the sky - a hermetically sealed skyscraper isolated entirely from its surroundings. (From The Pent House [1932] by David H. Keller) |
| Manufactured Planet Is that a moon - or a space station? (From The Heritage of the Earth [1932] by Harley S. Aldinger) |
| Spaceship Garden A fully-enclosed garden on a spaceship producing edible foodstuffs. (From The Heritage of the Earth [1932] by Harley S. Aldinger) |
| Living Space Ship A space ship made of a living substance, in this case cellulose. (From Proxima Centauri [1935] by Murray Leinster) |
| First Contact The initial encounter with a non-human race. (From Proxima Centauri [1935] by Murray Leinster) |
| Time Stream The total sequence of events considered as a kind of flow. (From Time Stream [1931] by John Taine) |
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