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Neutronium Extremely dense material.
(From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
Groundhog Not a space professional.
(From Waldo [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
Gravitation Screen Shields a spacecraft from the gravity of a planetary body.
(From On The Martian Way [1907] by Harry Gore Bishop) |
Negative Gravity Field Antigravity effect produced for space ship propulsion.
(From 50th Century Revolt [1932] by A.G. Stangland) |
Inflatable Roofed Valley A habitat on an asteroid created by placing a tent-like roof over a natural valley or depression, and then inflating it.
(From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
Teleoperated Beetle Car A remotely-operated robotic vehicle that permitted telepresence.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
Alterable License Number A device which permits a driver to alter the license plate without leaving the vehicle.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
Digital Ink License Plate License tags that can change both state and number in the blink of an eye.
(From Daemon [2006] by Daniel Suarez) |
Vibration Machine A device that neutralized the gravitational force of the sun on the earth.
(From The Comet Doom [1929] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Ships Propelled By Light Pressure Space ships that use light pressure from a distant source for propulsion
(From The Comet Doom [1929] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Brain Placed In Metal Body A robotic body with a support system for a connected organic brain.
(From The Comet Doom [1929] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Solar Updraft Tower A renewable-energy scheme that generates power from air movement inside a tall chimney.
(From Shortstack [1964] by Leigh and Walt Richmond) |
Life Bank A storage facility with the genetic material that was produced by Earth's ecosystem.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Pork Tree A plant that produces an analog to animal meat.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Spatial-Postal Card Mail from home - that hungry soldiers can also eat.
(From Bill the Galactic Hero [1965] by Harry Harrison) |
Bubble-Gum Pylon Device used to capture entire vehicles in car chases.
(From Quantico [2007] by Greg Bear) |
Memory Recording A means of recording the entirety of a person's experience and personality.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
Symb A symbiont life form that provides its human with life-giving energy.
(From The Ophiuchi Hotline [1977] by John Varley) |
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