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Vac Suit A space suit, designed for use in vacuum.
(From Child of the Sun [1942] by Leigh Brackett) |
Nanobot A robot constructed with nanotechnology.
(From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
Voice-Activated Door A door that opens upon verbal command.
(From Assignment to Aldebaran [1953] by Kendall Foster Crossen) |
Pocket Universe A created, separate space within the normal space of the universe.
(From Pocket Universes [1946] by Murray Leinster) |
Pocket-Planet An asteroid.
(From The Duel on the Asteroid [1932] by P. Schuyler Miller (w/D. McDermott)) |
Water Pool Cushions Acceleration The use of water to cushion and protect against extreme ship accelerations.
(From The Derelicts of Ganymede [1932] by John W. Campbell) |
Shatter-Gun A hand-held device that literally scrambles the brains of the victim.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
Cephaloscope A device used to detect lying.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
One-Way Passage A different way to assure permanent egress.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
Tele-Audiovized Meeting Teleconferencing done right.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Integral Calculator A device that accepts complex equations and solves them.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Sodaluminum Lightweight and tough!
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Recoil Pistol A handheld device that permits a spaceman to manuever in zero gravity.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Moon Run An accurate representation of running on the moon.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Food Factory Mechanized production of food by entirely artificial means.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Rocket Liner A rocket designed for point-to-point Earth journeys; it goes well into the stratosphere.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Televisor A viewing screen.
(From The Phantom Teleview [1929] by Bob Olsen) |
Alpha Insert A special compound used to seal punctures in space craft.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
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