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Ultra-Vibrator
Transports objects into another dimension through intense vibration.
(From Into Another Dimension [1939] by Maurice Duclos)
Acceleration Hammock
Webbing used to cushion acceleration in spacecraft.
(From Pioneer - 1957 [1939] by Henry Gade)
Iridium-Sponge Brain
A human-like metal brain for robots.
(From Adam Link's Vengeance [1940] by Eando Binder)
Robot Suicide
A robot decides to commit suicide, and sets up a mechanism to put his decision into effect.
(From Adam Link's Vengeance [1940] by Eando Binder)
Asbestos Sunshade
A means of shielding oneself from the sun's rays.
(From The Achilles Heel [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Paralyzing Gun
Renders senseless any human in its path.
(From The Achilles Heel [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Atomic Blast Weapon
Reduces the target to atoms.
(From The Achilles Heel [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Escape Port
Emergency egress from a space ship for one person.
(From Hell Ship of Space [1940] by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.)
Conversion Gun
The ray converts the heat in an object to light.
(From Hell Ship of Space [1940] by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.)
Pencil Beam
A thin tube-like laser beam weapon.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick)
Neutronium Slippers
Special footgear to keep ones footing in lower gravities.
(From Revolt on the Tenth World [1940] by Edmond Hamilton)
Atom-Gun
A handheld device that sprays atomic fire.
(From Revolt on the Tenth World [1940] by Edmond Hamilton)
Space Shuttle
A space-going vessel for trips from the surface of a planet to a ship in orbit, and back.
(From Hell Ship of Space [1940] by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.)
Solid Power
A concentrated form of easily accessed energy to supply any need.
(From Revolt on the Tenth World [1940] by Edmond Hamilton)
Generation Ship
A spacecraft that carries a complete social group over many years.
(From Star Ship [1955] by E.C. Tubb)
City Ship
A generation ship, a spacecraft that carries a people to another star.
(From Star of Wonder [1953] by Julian May)
Planetary Globe
A craftsman's model of a planet.
(From Star of Wonder [1953] by Julian May)
Sliver Gun
A firearm that shoots fine darts.
(From The Unreliable Perfumist [1953] by Margaret St. Clair)
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