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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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