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(Most Recent Additions - 4113 Total)
Slow Pellet Stunner
A projectile device that throws darts in a manner calculated to get past a force shield.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Sheep Dip Isolator
A non-lethal malodorant weapon.
(From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick)
Autonomic Interviewer
A robotic reporter.
(From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick)
Inflatable Air Lock
Air lock making use of inflatable side walls to achieve large size.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Garbage-can Banger
An elaborate noise-based weapon.
(From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick)
Magnetic-Soled Shoes
A means of walking on a surface in zero gravity.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Blurbflies (Sing. Blurbfly)
Small robotic/organic advertisers.
(From Nymphomation [2000] by Jeff Noon)
Pushpot
An independent rocket motor that can attach itself to an object bound for space.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Space Flight Simulator
Very early description of a way to practice flying in space while still on Earth.
(From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster)
Space Tugs
Early use of familiar ocean vehicle in space.
(From Describe a Circle [1942] by Eric Frank Russell)
Logics Service
A networked service that retains all of your personal information, schedules and phone messages online.
(From A Logic Named Joe [1946] by Murray Leinster)
Broomstick
Device to ease movement in a zero-gravity environment.
(From Islands in the Sky [1952] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Parastatics
Means of completely eliminating injury in vehicles during crashes.
(From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem)
Betrization
An in utero method of reducing human aggression.
(From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem)
Wearables
Slang for 'wearable computer.'
(From Fast Times At Fairmont High [2001] by Vernor Vinge)
Answerboard
A forum or computer meeting location with experts on a particular topic.
(From Rainbows End [2006] by Vernor Vinge)
Culture Tank
Germs that eat garbage and produce oil.
(From Needle [1950] by Hal Clement)
Planetary Propulsion-Blasts
Devices capable of moving and steering planets to new orbits or new stars.
(From Thundering Worlds [1934] by Edmond Hamilton)
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