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Metal Desk Car
A combination work desk and vehicle for librarians and researchers; part desk part carnival ride.
(From Ben Gleed, King of Speed [1939] by Don Wilcox)
Permalloy
Protects ships from the hazards of space.
(From Fugitives From Earth [1939] by Nelson S. Bond)
Movie Pill (Movie Substitute)
Gives you the experience of having seen a movie.
(From Ben Gleed, King of Speed [1939] by Don Wilcox)
Barber Helmet
Cuts your hair quickly and efficiently.
(From Ben Gleed, King of Speed [1939] by Don Wilcox)
Singleship
A spacecraft designed for use by one person.
(From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven)
Radio-Facsimile Receiver
A device that prints a newspaper in your home.
(From Ben Gleed, King of Speed [1939] by Don Wilcox)
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)
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