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Metal BIrds Surveillance robots that carried weapons, in addition to using their metal bodies.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1960] by Philip K. Dick) |
Beam-Pistol A handheld ray gun.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Walker Wagon Robotic vehicle with a trough-like body and many mechanical legs.
(From Farmer in the Sky [1950] by Robert Heinlein) |
Interplanetary Passport Required document for space travelers.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Hand-Rocket A handheld device that used reaction matter to aid explorers in space suits to move around easily in zero gee.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Space Lock An airlock on a spacecraft.
(From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell) |
Pressure Curtain A force field that creates a barrier that people can pass through but air cannot - an airlock in a spacecraft.
(From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
Brain-Case A device designed to transport a living human (or alien, if similar) brain.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Invisible Watchmen Automated 'home security' sentry system that targets and eliminates intruders.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Space-Tanned The characteristic darkening of the men of the spaceways.
(From Slaves of Mercury [1932] by Warren Hammond) |
Radium Salt Radioactive materials used as an assassination weapon.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Synthite Food Compact food for space travelers.
(From Planet of Eternal Night [1939] by John W. Campbell) |
Thermalite A transparent material that allows almost no heat to escape.
(From Planet of Eternal Night [1939] by John W. Campbell) |
Floating Lunar Dust Electrostatically charged particles that float above the surface of the Moon.
(From Dust Rag [1956] by Hal Clement) |
Darkness Bomb A small bulb containing a vapor that causes darkness to occur.
(From The Mightiest Machine [1934] by John W. Campbell) |
Paralyzing Ray (Bolar Current) A beam that forces a person to remain rooted to a particular spot.
(From Blood of the Moon [1936] by Ray Cummings) |
Audiphone Communication between space suits in the airless void of space.
(From Blood of the Moon [1936] by Ray Cummings) |
Zed-Ray A penetrating beam that would disclose the details inside of a closed object.
(From Blood of the Moon [1936] by Ray Cummings) |
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