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Atmosphere Tester A device used to test the composition of a sample of the atmosphere on another planet, to see if it is breathable by humans.
(From The Emperor of the Stars [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Solido Abbr. for solidograph; a device that produced a solid three dimensional image.
(From Chance of a Lifetime [1956] by Milton Lesser) |
Zero-Ray Inflicts a fatal frostbite on living tissue.
(From An Adventure in Futurity [1931] by Clark Ashton Smith) |
Gravito-Statoscope An instrument used to detect the gravitational influences on a space ship.
(From The Emperor of the Stars [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Mechanical Thought Transformers Machinery to expedite the process of thought transfer.
(From The Conquest of Gola [1931] by L.F. Stone) |
Object-Finder Beam A unique device that projected a beam that found what you wanted.
(From The Conquest of Gola [1931] by L.F. Stone) |
Attractor A beam capable of holding objects motionless, as well as adjusting their position.
(From The Conquest of Gola [1931] by L.F. Stone) |
Matter Transmitter Device which causes a physical object to disappear from one place and reappear in another.
(From The Conquest of Gola [1931] by L.F. Stone) |
Tube Rack A hotel consisting of a set of stacked tube-like living spaces.
(From Solstice [1985] by James Patrick Kelly) |
Sleep Tube A short, cylindrical living space.
(From Solstice [1985] by James Patrick Kelly) |
Cataclysmite A high explosive.
(From Little Fuzzy [1962] by H. Beam Piper) |
Solidograph-Projector A device that projected a 3D image of objects or a person.
(From Police Operation [1948] by H. Beam Piper) |
Blast-Off The act of firing a rocket into space.
(From The Cavern of the Shining Pool [1937] by Leo Zagat) |
Earmite A small speaker that you can put in your ear.
(From Freezone [1985] by John Shirley) |
Preserving Machine A device that would create a unique animal from a piece of classical music.
(From The Preserving Machine [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
Impervium Unique material is impenetrable and indestructible.
(From Clash by Night [1943] by Lawrence O'Donnell) |
Window Wavelength Display's that provide 'views' as if they were windows.
(From Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [1969] by Brian Aldiss) |
Parenthood Lottery A means of restricting population growth.
(From Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [1969] by Brian Aldiss) |
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