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| Reaction-Motors A spacecraft engine that works by firing matter out at high speed. (From Twelve Hours To Live [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
| Space-Liner A passenger ship in space. (From Twelve Hours To Live [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
| Planetary Telegraphing A method for communicating with dwellers on other planets in the solar system. (From In the Deep of Time [1897] by George Parsons Lathrop) |
| Vivification A process by which the body can be preserved for centuries at body temperature and then revived. (From In the Deep of Time [1897] by George Parsons Lathrop) |
| Home News Printer A device that prints out the newspaper of your choice right in your own home. (From The Senator's Daughter [1879] by Edward Page Mitchell) |
| Uterine Replicator A device that simulates the functions of the human uterus. (From Shards of Honor [1986] by Lois McMaster Bujold) |
| Suspended Animation (Frigorific Process) Very early reference to cryogenic storage. (From The Senator's Daughter [1879] by Edward Page Mitchell) |
| Compact Food Pastilles (Food Pill) One small tablet is a month's worth of food. (From The Senator's Daughter [1879] by Edward Page Mitchell) |
| The Machines A few of these can run a planetary economy. (From The Evitable Conflict [1950] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Yeast Steak Growing custom strains of yeast as food. (From The Evitable Conflict [1950] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Tik-Tok A mechanical man. (From Ozma of Oz [1907] by L. Frank Baum) |
| Airmakers Machine to create breathable air from the constituent materials on an alien planet. (From The Big Rain [1954] by Poul Anderson) |
| Edge Controls A pocket-sized device using controls on the edge of the device, leaving the face for display purposes only. (From The Feeling of Power [1958] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Computers Improve Computers The idea that it will be possible for computers to design more advanced computers. (From The Feeling of Power [1958] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Artificial Brain A non-organic device structured like a human brain. (From The Metal Giants [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Computer Vision (Artificial Eye) A device which, attached to a suitable computer, will allow the device to see. (From The Metal Giants [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Neuristor Brain A computer device made up of neuristors. (From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Neuristor A solid-state computer component that mimics the human neuron. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
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