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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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