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| Haberman Modified humans controlled by cybernetic implants. (From Scanners Live in Vain [1950] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Spark Plug (Systematician) A person who draws information from diverse areas of knowledge. (From Dream Thief [1983] by Stephen Lawhead) |
| Ingestible Communication Capsule A tiny transmitter that can be swallowed, which makes possible voice communication. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Artigraft Artificial skin graft. (From Solar Lottery [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Invisibility Shield A means of concealing a physical object to the naked eye. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Mnemonic Service Dedicated humans who collected bits of data in hopes of catching key correlations between fields of study. (From Sucker Bait [1954] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Synthesist A person who did nothing but make cross-references between one field and another. (From Stand on Zanzibar [1968] by John Brunner) |
| Nexialist A person with a coordinative knowledge across a variety of sciences. (From Voyage of the Space Beagle [1950] by A.E. van Vogt) |
| House Records Archivist A specialist who correlated information within the House Records of the Bene Gesserit. (From Heretics of Dune [1984] by Frank Herbert) |
| Artificial Gravity System Producing a gravity field without a large nearby mass. (From Last and First Men [1930] by Olaf Stapledon) |
| Artificial Gravity Procuring gravitational forces without a suitably large mass. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Artificial Transparent Element A substance as strong as metal that you can see through. (From Last and First Men [1930] by Olaf Stapledon) |
| Inertialess Drive Faster-than-light travel achieved! (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Planoforming A form of "faster than light" travel allows for interstellar travel. (From The Game of Rat and Dragon [1953] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Magship A ship that uses magnetic fields to catch the solar wind for propulsion. (From Falling Stars [1998] by Michael Flynn) |
| Magsail An interplanetary craft that uses magnetic fields to catch the solar winds for propulsion. (From Falling Stars [1998] by Michael Flynn) |
| Robotic Abattoir Robots with knives in a meat-packing plant. (From Freedom's Landing [1996] by Anne McCaffrey) |
| Stationary Automatic Blaster An automated defensive blaster. (From Red Planet [1949] by Robert Heinlein) |
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