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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)) |
Selective Electric Eye A facial recognition device.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Conveyor Ribbon A moving sidewalk.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Communication Disk A wearable device that told the time as updated from a central source.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Stationary Sidewalk A sidewalk that is fixed permanently in one location; not a sliding walkway.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Pneumatic Tube Station Passengers are sealed into a narrow cylinder that is shot through a pressurized tube to their destination.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Teleradio Control (Hand Flash) A device that can call a vehicle to a driver; it drives itself in a near-autonomous fashion to the caller.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Groundling A person who does not fly, especially into space.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Sensory Skinsuit A form-fitting garment with sensory connections.
(From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
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