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Gravitation Paralysis Dread illness of space travelers striking when changing from very weak to very strong gravities.
(From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Lunar Web The moon ensnared by cobwebs.
(From Hothouse [1962] by Brian Aldiss) |
Dumbler Half-sentient spores of the whistle thistle.
(From Hothouse [1962] by Brian Aldiss) |
Paralyzing Blast A red Ray of light that freezes those it falls upon.
(From The Exile of Time [1931] by Ray Cummings) |
Robot Revolt Robots to throw off the yoke of Man?
(From The Exile of Time [1931] by Ray Cummings) |
Plastic Constructor (3D Printer) A 3D printer - for spaceships.
(From Things Pass By [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
Dermal-Mist Spray Very refreshing for suburbanites.
(From Prominent Author [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
Jiffi-scuttler A device providing near instantaneous travel between two points.
(From Prominent Author [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
Gourmet Space Cuisine The finest in French cuisine, in outer space.
(From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne) |
Two-Wheeled Car A small passenger vehicle with two centerline wheels.
(From The Roads Must Roll [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
Metallic Display Scroll A rollable video screen.
(From Freedom [2010] by Daniel Suarez) |
Angel Teeth Essentially a spear dropped from a great height (or from orbit) with a guidance system.
(From Freedom [2010] by Daniel Suarez) |
Emotional Register (ER) A small disk worn in the forehead that discloses the emotional state of the wearer.
(From The Primal Urge [1961] by Brian Aldiss) |
Jodie Grid A 'tattoo' that provides points for mapping your face into a grid.
(From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
Sterile Seeds Seeds that are bioengineered to grow, but not to produce fertile seeds.
(From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
Hyper-Developed Mulies Bioengineered animals that optimally transform vegetable matter into usable mechanical energy.
(From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
Ixian Sight Mask Device to allow the blind to see.
(From Children of Dune [1976] by Frank Herbert) |
Anti-Tri-D Shot Counteracts the deadly pesticide Tri-D.
(From The Morning of the Day They Did It [1950] by E.B. White) |
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