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| Hand Computer A small pocket-sized computing device. (From The Dead Past [1956] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Gravity-Polarized Explosive (TDX) A chemical explosive that acts at an angle to the local gravitational field. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Death-Beam Ravening pale beams of light used in space battles. (From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Meteor-Sweeps Maneuver to chase down and destroy meteor showers that threaten celestial navigation. (From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Hall of the Council An enormous council chamber, fit for a galaxy. (From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Holopad A small display like an iPad that shows 3D images. (From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Privacy Screen A device that shields occupants from all possible forms of electronic intrusion and surveillance. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Tapeworm Tranquilizer Robotic suppository dispenses tranquilizer. (From Revolution from Rosinante [1981] by Alexis Arnaldus Gilliland) |
| Electric Wall A wall of electric force. (From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Vestan Parasite Semi-intelligent creatures that take control of the nervous system of other animals. (From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Weight-Shoes Devices intended to make it easier to walk on celestial bodies with weaker gravity. (From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Telaudiogram An interplanetary communication method. (From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Meteorscope A device that probes ahead in space detecting swarms of deadly meteors. (From The World With A Thousand Moons [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Way Station Materializer By sending impulses that describe a creature from star to star, transport across the galaxy is accomplished. (From Way Station [1963] by Clifford Simak) |
| 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) |
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