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| 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) |
| Animal-tissue Culture Vat A means of producing artificial meat for food. (From Uller Uprising [1952] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Ullran Enunciator Special prosthesis needed to aid humans in speaking an alien language. (From Uller Uprising [1952] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Off-Planet Away from a planet, towards another or into space. (From Uller Uprising [1952] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Squib A simple form of ground transportation. (From Our Friends From Frolix 8 [1970] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Mass Detector (Gravitator) A device that finds substantial masses, particularly in the path of a space craft. (From Roamer of the Stars [1938] by Clyde Wilson) |
| Steel-Lined Space Boots In combination with a magnetized floor, allows the user to walk in zero gravity. (From Roamer of the Stars [1938] by Clyde Wilson) |
| Coronium Ore A radiolite substance to revolutionize industry. (From Roamer of the Stars [1938] by Clyde Wilson) |
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