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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) |
Law Clerk Robot A robotic lawyer.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl) |
Desktop Flat Panel Intercom A small desktop screen intercom system.
(From The Shape of Things To Come [1936] by H.G. Wells) |
Automatic Companion Robot A robotic replacement for a pet or friend.
(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) |
Consumption Robots Humanoid robots placed in the position of consuming material goods to relieve human beings of the burden.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl) |
Newspad Electronic Newspaper An electronic version of a newspaper.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Diagnostat A device able to diagnose and treat most human ailments.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
Vision Cube A solid-state memory device.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
Eavesdropper Device to detect the presence of recording devices.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
Battle Tank Display Three-dimensional display showing tactical information for space battles.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
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