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| Scanning-Disk Telescope A telescope which uses a television-like monitor instead of an eyepiece. (From The Power Planet [1931] by Murray Leinster) |
| Underwater Robot An autonomous mechanical for use underwater. (From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison) |
| Antigravity Plate (Antigravity Raft) A thin, circular craft that floats. (From Co-Operate or Else [1942] by A.E. van Vogt) |
| Gum Tree A huge tree that lashed out with a mind of its own. (From Symbiotica [1943] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Ubik Spray Can One of many definitions of Ubik. Take only as directed. (From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Metal Message In Space A message sent to other worlds, inscribed on metal. (From The Menace From Space [1934] by John Edwards) |
| Composite Living Forming a meld with other life forms. (From The Day the Aliens Came [1995] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Repulsor Ray Fires an invisible beam of electrons for propulsion. (From The Time-Raider [1927] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Blue Beam A pitiless pale blue beam of death! (From The Reign of the Masters [1931] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Machine Masters Humans did less and less, and machines did more and more, until machines became the masters. (From The Reign of the Masters [1931] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Air-Conditioned Coat An otherwise ordinary overcoat that fights the heat. (From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Wende A change, a turning point, a reversal of culture and politics. (From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Antiturbulence Wings Wings that are designed to buffer turbulence for passengers. (From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Translation Program A computer program that translates speech from one language to another, in real time, to aid in conversation. (From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Messagecraft An autonomous spacecraft and drone that serves as a communication node in a network that spans star systems. (From The Faithful Messenger [1969] by George Scithers) |
| Solar Car A car the energy for which comes from the sun. (From The Man Who Bought Mars [1941] by Polton Cross) |
| Space Tunnel An enclosed gang plank extended between space ships. (From The Man Who Bought Mars [1941] by Polton Cross) |
| Pina2bo A huge cannon that shot shells filled with sulfur high into the atmosphere for the purpose of geoengineering a change in climate. (From Termination Shock [2021] by Neal Stephenson) |
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