Fresh Technovelgy
(Most Recent Additions - 4101 Total)
Magnetic Grapple-Beams
Short range magnetic field to guide flying cars and park them properly.
(From Solar Lottery [1955] by Philip K. Dick)
Ballistic Calculator
An on-board computer for a spaceship to calculate its course and perform other related tasks.
(From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein)
Synthetic Spider Silk
Artificial fabric thread as strong as steel.
(From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein)
Robot Taxi
A taxicab with a robotic driver.
(From Solar Lottery [1955] by Philip K. Dick)
Space Men
Beings who travel and work in space.
(From The Exiles of Venus [1931] by Jim Vanny)
Electronic Locator
A device that determines the location of a person.
(From World of Null-A [1945] by A.E. van Vogt)
Games Machine
A vast computer system.
(From World of Null-A [1945] by A.E. van Vogt)
Visor
A snap-down video screen for your eyes only.
(From Freezone [1985] by John Shirley)
Fieldstim
A device that used stimulation of a large skin area to impart images to the user.
(From Freezone [1985] by John Shirley)
Panic Alarm
Alarm senses intruders and instills mindless panic.
(From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick)
Force-Screen
A variation on the force shield idea.
(From The Dweller in Outer Darkness [1939] by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.)
Space Warp
The very fabric of space-time.
(From Redmask of the Outlands [1934] by Nat Schachner)
Holo
Abbreviation of "hologram".
(From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven)
Air-Car
A personal flying car
(From A Matter of Size [1934] by Harry Bates)
Meteorite Deflector
A means of pushing aside asteroids that get in the path of your space ship.
(From On Board the Martian Liner [1931] by Miles J. Breuer)
Glassite
A transparent material of great strength.
(From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings)
Faster-Than-Light
Describes something that exceeds the usual speed limit on physical objects of 186,282 miles per second in vacuum.
(From Islands of Space [1931] by John W. Campbell)
Sub-Etheric
Below the level at which ordinary light is propagated.
(From Legion of Time [1938] by Jack Williamson)
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