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| 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) |
| Shipstone A lot of power in a small, manufactured package. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Automatic Speeding Fine An automated device that not only computes the speed of a vehicle, but registers and then issues an electronic citation. (From Old Fireball [1941] by Nat Schachner) |
| Interplanetary Union Of Spacemen An organized union of people who work in space. (From Old Fireball [1941] by Nat Schachner) |
| Pray-o-Mat A device that would offer prayers in exchange for a few coins properly deposited. (From Lord of Light [1967] by Roger Zelazny) |
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