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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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