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Control Helmet
A device which causes an entire race of people to think and feel the same as the wearer.
(From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton)
Field-Projector
A device that dematerializes a person and then sends forth a ray that will then rematerialize a person at the end.
(From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton)
Low-scale Detectors
Magnifies even the smallest sound.
(From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings)
Sobriety Ray
A ray of a particular wavelength and intensity, that conferred instant sobriety on those it shone upon.
(From The Twonky [1942] by Lewis Padgett)
The Twonky
A robotic device from the future, constructed to look like a 1940's radio cabinet.
(From The Twonky [1942] by Lewis Padgett)
Ident Darts
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that track individuals.
(From The Electric Ant [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Zero-G Cups
Cups that were specially designed to be usable under zero gravity conditions.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Spacecraft Ejection Seat
An ejection seat for spacecraft, to be used in the event of problems during launch.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Teleprinter
A device that printed out a copy of today's newspaper.
(From Four-Day Planet [1961] by H. Beam Piper)
Recording Radio
A handheld device that both recorded sound and transmitted it live to a remote broadcasting location.
(From Four-Day Planet [1961] by H. Beam Piper)
Matched-Frequency Separable Units
Devices that can draw power wirelessly from a matched source.
(From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Transmit Camera
A camera that both takes pictures and uploads it directly to a news station.
(From Four-Day Planet [1961] by H. Beam Piper)
Carniculture Plants
Industrial plants that grow meat protein.
(From Four-Day Planet [1961] by H. Beam Piper)
Decibel Alarms
Alarms that would go off if the noise in public gathering places was rising to riotous levels.
(From A Bridle for Pegasus [1973] by Anne McCaffrey)
Advertising Airship
A dirigible capable of reproducing full-color video ads on its sides.
(From Blade Runner [1982] by Ridley Scott)
Short-Wave Surgical Knife
A means of performing an internal cut without breaking the skin.
(From Boomerang (A Great Deal of Power) [1953] by Eric Frank Russell)
Municipal Darwinism
The process by which smaller towns were eaten by larger ones.
(From Mortal Engines [2003] by Philip Reeve)
Traction City Gut
The area of a Traction City used for taking apart and consuming captured prey cities.
(From Mortal Engines [2003] by Philip Reeve)
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