Philip K. Dick:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas
Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928; he died of heart failure in 1982. He won the Hugo for The Man in the High Castle and the John Campbell award for Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Many of his short stories have been made into movies; Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? (Bladerunner) and We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (Total Recall).
Invention/Technology Source Work (Publication Date)

Ident-Key
Allows the retrieval of a person's entire history of reading material, allowing the prediction of his future thinking.

The Penultimate Truth (1964)

Implanted Steel Teeth
Replacement teeth implanted in the jaw.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)

Infiltrators
Surveillance devices, small and insectile.

Vulcan's Hammer (1960)

Inflatable Lunar Resort
An inflatable structure on the moon, intended to provide rest and relaxation to lunar residents.

Solar Lottery (1955)

Interactive Blackboard
Early description of an interactive display device for lectures and demonstrations.

Vulcan's Hammer (1960)

Interchangeable Hands - mechanical variety
Specialized manual extremities.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)

Inter-Vehicle Communication
The ability to talk car-to-car directly.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)

Jiffi-scuttler
A device providing near instantaneous travel between two points.

Prominent Author (1954)

Juvenile - sneaks around
A robot designed to sneak around and spy on people.

The Man Who Japed (1956)

Kipple
The collection of useless bits of trash we wallow in; all the paper and junk that is not recycled.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)

KR-3
A drug that breaks down the ability of the brain to perceive space and physical objects properly, or in sequence; a new universe opens.

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974)

Lash-Tube
Device emits an energy beam.

The Golden Man (1954)

Leady
A radiation-resistant robot.

The Defenders (1953)

Legislation Analyzer - torn from the headlines
Device analyzes potentially biased bills.

The Trouble With Bubbles (1953)

Lethe-Mirror
Induces sleepy mindedness.

The World Jones Made (1956)

Live Memo - it reads itself to you
A paper memo or short letter that reads itself and can even argue with or exhort its reader.

The Simulacra (1964)

Luxvid Eyes (Jensen Wide-Angle) - unusual eye slits
Artificial, unmoving implanted eyes.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)

Machine Evolution
An early look at the idea that machines can evolve all by themselves, physically and intellectually.

Second Variety (1953)

Machines Colonize Universe
A brief description of a how automated machines might spread.

Autofac (1955)

Magnetic Grapple-Beams
Short range magnetic field to guide flying cars and park them properly.

Solar Lottery (1955)

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