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Food Tablet
All of your nutrients in one easy-to-swallow form factor.
(From John Jones's Dollar [1915] by Harry Stephen Keeler)
Aggressive-Response Service
An answering service with an attitude.
(From The Golden Globe [1998] by John Varley)
Simulacrum Window
A 'window' that provides a realistic outdoor view in an interior room.
(From Tunnel in the Sky [1955] by Robert Heinlein)
Gravity Whip
A roller coaster designe to provide riders with a 'zero G' experience.
(From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes))
D-9 Motherspinner
An enormous genetically engineered spider used to create large structures in space.
(From The Golden Globe [1998] by John Varley)
Robot Handlers
Small robots used in spacecraft for a variety of useful tasks.
(From The Golden Globe [1998] by John Varley)
Imp Personal Robot
A small 'subtree' robot that is designed for the personal use of astronauts.
(From Rocheworld [1985] by Robert Forward)
Whologram
Presents a realistic illusion.
(From Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [1969] by Brian Aldiss)
Military Spider
An eight legged telepresence robot.
(From A Day For Damnation [1985] by David Gerrold)
Skyball
Remote-controlled UAV.
(From A Day For Damnation [1985] by David Gerrold)
Ion Cannon
Fires blasts of charged particles.
(From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas)
Watertube
Carries water to and from the catchpockets in a Fremen stillsuit.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Hammer
Flying blunt trauma weapon remote-controlled by an artificially intelligent computer.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick)
Catchpocket
A small container in a stillsuit that stored reclaimed water.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Gee
Using the standard letter designation in physics for gravity.
(From Sacred Martian Pig (Idris' Pig) [1949] by Margaret St. Clair)
Alcodote
A compound that maintains sobriety while drinking.
(From Space Viking [1962] by H. Beam Piper)
Gateway
A device that opens a portal to another dimension.
(From Wanderer of Infinity [1933] by Harl Vincent)
Mass-Conversion Ship
A spacecraft that uses the ultimate in fuel sources.
(From Farmer in the Sky [1950] by Robert Heinlein)
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