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Ghostsmoke An advertisement projected onto a fine mist.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Genoprinter A device that does a 'live capture' of a biometric skin sample.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Aircab A flying autonomous taxi cab.
(From The Barrier [1934] by Harl Vincent) |
Antiholo Generator Dispels intrusive hologram advertisements.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Space Capsule A minimal space craft.
(From Space Capsule [1954] by E.R. James) |
Repulsor A device that inhibits the action of a spacewarp drive.
(From What Mad Universe [1949] by Frederic Brown) |
Spacewarp Drive A means of faster-than-light travel.
(From What Mad Universe [1949] by Frederic Brown) |
Centrifuge Room A small room on a planetoid that is spun to create artificial gravity.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Straightening the Earth's Poles By means of a suitable force, push the Earth until the planet's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the ecliptic.
(From The Purchase of the North Pole (Topsy Turvy) [1889] by Jules Verne) |
Nullfield A field of energy that creates a barrier.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Null-Suit A device that projects a field of force that acts like a space suit.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Blue Ray of Death A ray that reduces an organic being to ash instantly.
(From Across Space [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Physiognomic Template A method for changing the appearance of your face at will.
(From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
Artificial Life Creating living beings from inorganic elements.
(From Across Space [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Neutral (Point) The point at which the gravitational pull of the sun and that of a planet cancel each other out.
(From On The Martian Way [1907] by Harry Gore Bishop) |
Interplanetary Radiograph Station Network of communication in the solar system.
(From On The Martian Way [1907] by Harry Gore Bishop) |
Neutronium Extremely dense material.
(From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
Groundhog Not a space professional.
(From Waldo [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
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