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| Electromagnetic Shotgun A device to shut down an artificial intelligence if it becomes dangerous. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Planetary Globe A craftsman's model of a planet. (From Star of Wonder [1953] by Julian May) |
| Generation Ship A spacecraft that carries a complete social group over many years. (From Star Ship [1955] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Sliver Gun A firearm that shoots fine darts. (From The Unreliable Perfumist [1953] by Margaret St. Clair) |
| Rotated Solid Space Habitat A solid version of a artifact rotated to achieve artificial gravity. (From Iron [1989] by Poul Anderson) |
| Morality Rating-Computer A computer system able to determine moral deviancy. (From Assignment to Aldebaran [1953] by Kendall Foster Crossen) |
| Webcast A broadcast accomplished over a data network. (From Armageddon Blues [1987] by D.K. Moran) |
| Self-Guided Tractors A farm vehicle that drives itself. (From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Automated Space Factories Manufacturing based in space. (From Mona Lisa Overdrive [1988] by William Gibson) |
| Fusion Sunlight Tube Central light source for a spun cylinder space station. (From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Bubbleworld A rigid space station that is shaped like a cylinder, rotated to achieve centripetal gravity. (From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Gravity Well If you visualize spacetime as a flat, elastic plane, a planet will deform it, and it sits at the bottom of its own hole. (From Life Cycle [1957] by Poul Anderson) |
| Repair Drone Autonomous robots repair damage or sabotage. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Anabolic Protoplaser Uses laser light to repair wounds. (From Spock, Messiah! [1976] by Theodore Cogswell (w/C. Spano)) |
| Belter A person who was born and raised in the asteroid belt around Sol. (From The Warriors [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Gravity Planer Device that creates a gravity field. (From The Warriors [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Robotic Dishwasher A fully automated solution to the dishwashing problem. (From The Martian Chronicles [1950] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Vac Suit A space suit, designed for use in vacuum. (From Child of the Sun [1942] by Leigh Brackett) |
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