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| Ampek F-a2 Recording System A device that incorporated a living protoplasm, used as a recording and playback system. (From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Sietch A cave warren designed to protect a tribal community, with a population of thousands, with its own water supply in an endless desert. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Tight-Beam A method of communication that uses a very narrowly-focused stream of energy. (From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Suit-Radio A means of communication between two individuals clad in space suits. (From The Long Way [1944] by George O. Smith) |
| Parallel Universe An entirely separate realm or universe that exists along with our own; it may be wildly different or vary from ours by only a tiny degree. (From Men Like Gods [1923] by H.G. Wells) |
| Librareome Project Blasting libraries into bits to create a library of perfect digitized electronic books. (From Rainbows End [2006] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Anti-Heptant A compound that erases specific areas of the brain. (From To Live Forever [1956] by Jack Vance) |
| Monopole Mining Looking for natural sources of monopoles. (From Protector [1973] by Larry Niven) |
| Philips Squeeze Gun A handheld railgun (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Gyroscope Seats Your best bet for remaining at the right angle to the force of acceleration. (From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell) |
| Chronovitameter Device that can determine a person's date of birth - and the date on which he or she will die. (From Lifeline [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Barrels of Air A very early mention of a means for breathing once above the Earth's atmosphere. (From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
| Stage Balloon A regular means of conveyance, like a train or carriage. (From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
| Steam-Propelled Moving Houses Otherwise ordinary residences that move from place to place, powered by steam. (From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
| Mail-Post Letter-Ball A system of sending mail quickly from town to town via steam-cannon-powered hollow spheres. (From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
| Desktop Flat Panel Intercom A small desktop screen intercom system. (From The Shape of Things To Come [1936] by H.G. Wells) |
| Law Clerk Robot A robotic lawyer. (From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl) |
| TBR (Talk Between Robots) Circuit A special means of communications used by robots to speak with each other. (From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl) |
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