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Transkin A hooded protective suit worn on Venus.
(From Parasite Planet [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
Mudshoes Footgear specialized for the semisolid soil of Venus
(From Parasite Planet [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
Thermide A chemical which, added to water, boiled and sterilized it instantly.
(From Parasite Planet [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
Ironing Robot A robot that smooths the wrinkles out of clothing.
(From Iron (утюг) [1972] by Mikhail Mikheev) |
Xixtline Venusian drug provides a rejuvenate effect.
(From Parasite Planet [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
Televisiophone A device that combines picture with sound for personal communication.
(From Islands of Space [1931] by John W. Campbell) |
Normal Space As opposed to hyperspace.
(From Islands of Space [1931] by John W. Campbell) |
Radio Meteor Detector A device carried by space ships that could detect meteors in space early enough to avoid them.
(From Islands of Space [1931] by John W. Campbell) |
Bee Wing A flapping wing aircraft in use on Mars.
(From Slacker's Paradise [1941] by Malcolm Jameson) |
Flame Pistol A hand-held weapon that incinerates opponents.
(From Invisible Ships [1931] by Harl Vincent) |
Flat Photo A two-dimensional pictorial representation of a three-dimensional real space. A picture.
(From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
Datumplane The workspace of console cowboys - the matrix.
(From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
Model the Universe A computer capacious enough to contain a representation of the entire universe.
(From The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age [1965] by Stanislaw Lem) |
TechnoCore A group of artificial intelligences with vast resources and the entirety of human dataspheres to access.
(From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
Project Scoop A space craft feature that collects dust for study.
(From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
Structural Scanning Essentially, a whole-object camera, that would take a detailed picture of the structure of an object.
(From Assassin [1978] by James P. Hogan) |
Puddinged A poorly formed 3D printed copy, with an interior that was a mass of malformed material.
(From Pay for the Printer [1956] by Philip K. Dick) |
Deposition (3D Printing) A method for creating any object, molecule by molecule.
(From Assassin [1978] by James P. Hogan) |
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