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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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