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Asteroid Mining (Blasting) Setting charges on an asteroid.
(From Asteroid of Gold [1932] by Clifford Simak) |
Centipede Perfect craft for crawling through slushy, frozen lakes - on Titan.
(From Killing Titan [2015] by Greg Bear) |
Atomic Automatic Fires a special, rocket-like bullet.
(From Revolt on Io [1940] by Jack West) |
Bethé blasters Powerful enough to destroy a flying city.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
Photic Borer (Artesian Ray) A ray of energy that illuminates a cross-section of Earth as it goes through solid earth and rock.
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
Automatic Shell A projectile that bores through obstacles - even the Earth!
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
Magnetic Shell A munition that is powerfully attracted to ferrous ships.
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
Tractatruck Combination tractor and truck used for hauling and exploration.
(From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell) |
Sensitive Robot Fingers Special sensory capabilities of robotic appendages.
(From The Exile of Time [1931] by Ray Cummings) |
Kundrenaline Revives even a dead man's heart.
(From The Hands of Aten [1931] by H.G. Winter) |
Synthetic Food Factories Food production without soil.
(From The Revolt of the Machines [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Building With Lunar Materials Using a planet's materials to make what you need.
(From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell) |
Atomic Pistol Reduces the target to atomic dust.
(From Mutiny on Mercury [1932] by Clifford Simak) |
Torpoon Clever portmanteau of "torpedo" and "harpoon", an underwater whaling craft.
(From Seed of the Arctic Ice [1932] by H.G. Winter) |
Electro-Magnet Anchor Attach a line to a spacecraft hull.
(From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
Isolation Barrage Device prevents eavesdropping.
(From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
Mirror Grid Multiple-View Surveillance Panel Very modern presentation combining multiple camera viewpoints, selectable using one monitor screen.
(From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
Vacuum Cylinder Traveling first class, but like mail, in a tube system.
(From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
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