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Artificially Grown Organs Human organs suitable for transplantation, grown outside the body.
(From A Gift From Earth [1968] by Larry Niven) |
Spider (Robotic Insects) Scuttling insect robots.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
Space-Armor Special shielding worn against rays and explosives.
(From Revolt of the Star Men [1932] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Space Suit Special protective gear worn as protection in space.
(From The Emperor of the Stars [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Wabbler An autonomous underwater robot.
(From The Wabbler [1942] by Murray Leinster) |
Tesseract House A house built in the shape of a four-dimensional figure.
(From -And He Built A Crooked House [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
Meteor Blasters Energy beams that would destroy space debris or rocks that lay in the path of a spacecraft.
(From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
Vision Plate A flat panel monitor.
(From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
Sleeve Communicator An electronic device controller built into clothing.
(From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
3D 'Chess' Game Board A flatbed 3D display which is used to play chess-style board games in three dimensions.
(From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas) |
Hybrid Mass Driver A device for launching space craft on the first stage of a journey to space.
(From The Man Who Sold The Moon [1950] by Robert Heinlein) |
Automatic Gun A sentry gun that could target and decide to fire without any human intervention.
(From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
Mass-Driver Catapult An escape-speed induction catapult to launch material into orbit.
(From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
N-e (Needle-eyeification) Weapon A class of weapons that had the most precise effect imaginable.
(From The Zap Gun [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
Handicloset A self-organizing closet
(From The Zap Gun [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
Avatar Construction Set A collection of software that allows the building of a complete avatar.
(From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
Browser Paper A paper-thin computer display.
(From Rainbows End [2006] by Vernor Vinge) |
The Shed Enormous building needed to assemble giant space craft or space stations.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
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