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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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