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Impactor Determines Composition
The use of an impactor to smash into a small celestial body; watching the impact can determine the composition of the small body.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Asteroid Mine
The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore.
(From Love Among The Robots [1946] by Emmett McDowell)
Space Wagon
A space vehicle without a cabin, used for short-range towing.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Gravity Neutralizing Disks
Two plates between which Earth's gravitational influence is cancelled out.
(From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton)
Miniature Universe
A microcosmic universe created in the laboratory.
(From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton)
Tubular Field of Force
Can pull an object through space.
(From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson)
Gravity Detector
A device capable of detecting the gravitational field of a distant mass.
(From The Lunar Chrysalis [1931] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Gravity-Simulator Harness
Device that simulates gravity's effect on muscles to keep in shape while in space.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Garbage Screen
Use of bits of metal to confuse radar targeting of space stations.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
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)
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