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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)
Electronic Bard
A computing machine that is able to write original poetry.
(From The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age [1965] by Stanislaw Lem)
Trimagniscope
A device that produced a usable cross-sectional image of any part of an object.
(From Inherit the Stars [1977] by James P. Hogan)
Nutri-Matic
A drink dispenser that scans the person to determine what might go down well.
(From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams)
Molecule Matrix
Storing information in individual molecules and atoms.
(From Between Planets [1951] by Robert Heinlein)
Wire Act
A person with special hardware modifications that allow him or her to create music by bodily movement.
(From Freezone [1985] by John Shirley)
Freezone
A vast floating island in international waters.
(From Freezone [1985] by John Shirley)
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