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| Accelerated Schooling Knowledge force-fed directly into the brain. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Timebroker A person who traded in the commodity of other people's time. (From Shuteye for the Timebroker [2006] by Paul Di Filippo) |
| Spray-On Clothing Body coverings from a spray can. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) One simple pill removes the need for sleep. (From Shuteye for the Timebroker [2006] by Paul Di Filippo) |
| Space Armor Armored space suits for use in vacuum. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Tag-Along Balloon A bladder-like device that both finds and temporarily fixes leaks in moon tunnels or space station habitats. (From Gentlemen, Be Seated [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Moonquake-Proof Habitats Moonbases that are built to withstand quakes on the Moon. (From Gentlemen, Be Seated [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Ultra-microrobot A nanomachine; a machine whose parts are no bigger than atoms. (From A Menace in Miniature [1937] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Golden Shuttles (Mechanical Mice) Very small robots with an appetite for watch parts. (From The Mechanical Mice [1941] by Maurice G. Hugi) |
| Robot Mother A self-replicating robot, which creates a series of helper bots that adapt to conditions as needed. (From The Mechanical Mice [1941] by Maurice G. Hugi) |
| Sonar Pistol A device that divers can use to find seabottom and objects in extremely dark or murky water. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Cyborg Dolphin (Jones) A heavily modified war surplus dolphin. (From Johnny Mnemonic [1981] by William Gibson) |
| Tagalong A backpack with legs; a robot that will carry things for you and match your movements. (From In the Bowl [1976] by John Varley) |
| Chicken Little Very early reference to meat grown in a vat for food. (From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Crimestop The faculty of stopping short, as though by instict, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. (From 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [1948] by George Orwell) |
| Implanted Microprocessor Monitor Chips that are implanted in people to ensure compliance with company rules. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Control Screen An alien display device. (From Childhood's End [1953] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Neuronic Whip A weapon that stimulated the nerve endings to cause extreme discomfort. (From The Stars, Like Dust [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
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