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| Genetic Engineering Direct manipulation of genetic material (From Dragon's Island [1951] by Jack Williamson) |
| Cogitator (The Chair of Reflection) A device which improves the rationality of the thinking processes. (From The Consolidator [1705] by Daniel Defoe) |
| Hunter Program Searching for occupied dwellings by monitoring electric power usage. (From Mindkiller [1982] by Spider Robinson) |
| Electrotruck An autonomous, electric truck. (From The Corkscrew of Space [1956] by Poul Anderson) |
| Bug A compact vehicle for planetary surfaces - like Mercury. (From Brightside Crossing [1956] by Alan E. Nourse) |
| Private Flyer A privately-owned air vehicle that used no control surfaces for maneuvering. (From Childhood's End [1953] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Voice in the Ear Project a voice or sound to one individual's ears only. (From Childhood's End [1953] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| CTC Computer (Closed-Timeline-Curve Time-Travel) A device that used time travel to perform computations. (From Exultant [2004] by Stephen Baxter) |
| Dark Vapor Bubble A kind of field that keeps an alien base provided with an atmosphere. (From Man-Jewels for Xothar [1936] by H.G. Wells) |
| Wire Gun Shoots a length of constricting wire. (From Shadow Gold [1936] by Ray Cummings) |
| Atom Compactor (Metal Earthworm) A tunneling device. (From Death Dives Deep [1936] by Paul Ernst) |
| Lunar Monorail A monorail constructed above the surface of the Moon. (From Earthlight [1955] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Magnetic Shoes Footgear magnetized for working on steel hulls. (From The Silent Destroyer [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve) |
| Air-Blanket A dome-less protective air shield. (From Hollywood on the Moon [1938] by Henry Kuttner) |
| Artificial Eye Drone A remote flying device that transmits its view to the operator. (From Glimpse [1938] by Manly Wade Wellman) |
| Robot With Human's Brain A very early example of encasing a human brain in a robotic body. (From Revenge of the Robot [1936] by Otis Adelbert Kline) |
| Airjeep A small military air vehicle. (From Uller Uprising [1952] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Computer Humorist A computer acquires the ability to tell original jokes. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
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