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Science Fiction Dictionary: Ideas, Terms and Technology
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4258 Inventions Available)
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| Device Name | Book/Story | Author | Date |
| Quadraturin Substance that creates more space when applied to walls, floors and ceilings. |
Quadraturin | Krzhizhanowsky | 1925 |
| Quantum Communications Hub A communications satellite that permits immediate communication between planets and ships in the solar system. |
Defeated | McKee | 2004 |
| Quantum Logic Thinker (QL) A computer system that thinks about problems in unusual ways. |
Heads | Bear | 1990 |
| Quantum Power Power generation through photon fission. |
Alpha Centauri | Meier | 1999 |
| Quarry Shell An automated rocket used to search for and destroy escaped prisoners once located. |
The Unforeseen | Champion | 1946 |
| Quartzite Leak Foil Special material for space dome leaks. |
The Great Dome of Mercury | Zagat | 1932 |
| Quasi-Muscles (Sham Musculature) A means of giving motive power to robots or machines that is similar to animal musculature. |
The War of the Worlds | Wells | 1898 |
| Quench Field Stopped runaway nuclear reactions by quenching the cascades of neutrons. |
The Purple Light | Hunter | 1941 |
| Quickthaw A microwave oven to heat food items quickly. |
Farmer in the Sky | Heinlein | 1950 |
| Quizzer An autonomous mind-probe. |
Agent of Vega | Schmitz | 1949 |
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