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Disruptor Tube (Disruptor Ray) A device that interrupted the very bonds between atoms.
(From The Emperor of the Stars [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Lecton A device that would read aloud an electronic text book.
(From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
Star Base An installation or station at an important interstellar location.
(From Star Base X [1944] by R.M. Williams) |
Barytrine Field Very large scale stasis field.
(From Troubled Star [1952] by George O. Smith) |
Menslator A translator that works by examining the mental image of what you are trying to say.
(From Troubled Star [1952] by George O. Smith) |
Space Beacon An ordinary sun is transformed into a beacon for use by spacecraft when in hyperspace.
(From Troubled Star [1952] by George O. Smith) |
Stardrive Propulsion method that quickly brings a ship's speed to nearly that of light.
(From Childhood's End [1953] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Sentient Room A room constructed entirely of flesh, dominated by the personality of a geisha.
(From Schismatrix [1985] by Bruce Sterling) |
Mark IV Door Keeping Robot A robotic device for responding (and scanning) people who come to your door.
(From The Man Who Could Not Stop [1959] by A. Bertram Chandler) |
Softlight Personality erasure via laser imprinted subliminal commands.
(From Softlight Sins [1997] by Peter F. Hamilton) |
Welton Cube High-density storage device.
(From Time Enough For Love [1973] by Robert Heinlein) |
Personality Death Punishment leaves the body intact.
(From Robot Justice [1959] by Harry Harrison) |
Nose Gun Weapon system located up high.
(From Arm of the Law [1958] by Harry Harrison) |
Robot Librarian Filer A device that works as a librarian, automatically filing books in the stacks.
(From The Robot Who Wanted to Know [1962] by Harry Harrison) |
Flying Eye A remote-controlled device for surveillance overflight.
(From The Repairman [1959] by Harry Harrison) |
Erased Memory A procedure that deletes selected memories from the human mind.
(From We Can Remember It For You Wholesale [1966] by Philip K. Dick) |
Robot Spectra Analyzer Device used to find ones position in real space.
(From The Repairman [1959] by Harry Harrison) |
Hyperspace Beacon Located in real space, these devices provide reference points in hyperspace to make navigation possible.
(From The Repairman [1959] by Harry Harrison) |
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