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Replacement of Brain with Computer
Removal of the brain of an ordinary man, and installation of a calculating machine.
(From The Ableist Man in the World [1879] by Edward Page Mitchell)
End of Cars
Humanity finally sees sense and gets rid of personal cars.
(From Stand on Zanzibar [1968] by John Brunner)
Prowlie
A police vehicle.
(From Stand on Zanzibar [1968] by John Brunner)
Large Utility Calibrated Yield (LUCY)
Storage of solar and wind power as potential energy.
(From Efficiency [2022] by Paolo Bacigalupi)
Solar Glass
See-through solar panels.
(From Efficiency [2022] by Paolo Bacigalupi)
Astrophage
Literally, "star-eating" organism.
(From Project Hail Mary [2021] by Andy Weir)
Interstellar Storm
A vast body of both matter and anti-matter swirling through the stars.
(From The Storm [1943] by A.E. van Vogt)
Space Meteorologist
A person who studies storms in space.
(From The Storm [1943] by A.E. van Vogt)
Time Crystals
Permits indefinite movement forward in time.
(From Rocketeers at Bay [1952] by N.K. Heming)
Robot Smiles
A robot learns to give a perfect human smile.
(From Helen O'Loy [1938] by Lester del Rey)
Mirror News DIsplay
The news of the day in a selected country is presented on a readable display before the reader.
(From Caesar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century [1890] by Ignatius Donnelly)
Mirror Menu
A menu appears on an upright display at the table in a restaurant.
(From Caesar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century [1890] by Ignatius Donnelly)
Gas-Accumulators
Storage for electricity enough to power a city.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback)
Huge Engine-Driven Aeroplane
Wings a thousand feet across.
(From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells)
Wind Wheels
Gathering energy from the wind at a massive scale.
(From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells)
Anticlamps
Padded clamps to restrain cabin crew under acceleration.
(From Saboteur of Space [1944] by Robert Abernathy)
Astrogator's Masking Goggles
Allows better viewing of astrogation charts and displays.
(From Saboteur of Space [1944] by Robert Abernathy)
Machine Music
Entertainment from the Great Machine.
(From The Machine Stops [1909] by E.M. Forster)
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