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Armor Cloth
Extremely tough synthetic fabric.
(From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle))
Amphibious Skimmer
Amphibious drone with blades.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
AM
A supercomputer that hates.
(From I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream [1967] by Harlan Ellison)
Mental Radio-Handicap
A device that destroys concentration.
(From Harrison Bergeron [1961] by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.)
Ferretscope
A counter-surveillance tool to detect the presence of listening devices.
(From If This Goes On... [1940] by Robert Heinlein)
Synthetic Personality
A artificial identity, a legal fiction of a person.
(From If This Goes On... [1940] by Robert Heinlein)
DNA Music Storage
Encoding music in junk DNA.
(From Year Zero [2012] by Rob Reid)
Whisper Line
A means of communication between prisoners held in wide separation.
(From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester)
Whispering Gallery
A means of communication in specifically shaped spaces.
(From Journey to the Center of the Earth [1864] by Jules Verne)
Triple Airlock
Special device to protect against extremely corrosive atmospheres.
(From Uller Uprising [1952] by H. Beam Piper)
Double-Door Vestibule
A special doorway leading from the interior of a spacecraft leading out into space which maintains the air pressure within the craft.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Arctic Signal Light
A means of communicating with spacecraft from the surface of the Earth.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Dutch Clock (Time Machine)
A tall Dutch clock with hands that move... backward.
(From The Clock That Went Backward [1881] by Edward Page Mitchell)
Anacronopete (Time Machine)
A flying electric-powered time machine.
(From El Anacronopete [1887] by Enrique Gaspar)
Head-Molding Skincaps
Get a smooth pate without shaving.
(From Prelude to Foundation [1988] by Isaac Asimov)
Book-Film
A storage medium for books.
(From Prelude to Foundation [1988] by Isaac Asimov)
Levitating Path
Anti-gravity metal used to make a floating walkway.
(From A Sound of Thunder [1952] by Ray Bradbury)
Aether Cannon
A hand-held energy weapon.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
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