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Ultraset (Ultrawave Set) A device that used ultrawave faster-than-light (FTL) communication.
(From Habit [1939] by Lester del Rey) |
Shock Hammock Special netting oriented for pilots in high gee spacecraft.
(From Habit [1939] by Lester del Rey) |
Michael (Orion Ship) A spacecraft using nuclear bombs for propulsion.
(From Footfall [1985] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
Steering a Star Steering a star, altering its path, taking it to a new location.
(From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Ultrawave A means of faster-than-light (FTL) communication.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
Vibration-Propelled Cruiser A spacecraft with a propulsion system relying on waves in spacetime itself.
(From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Private Space Cruiser A fully space-worthy ship under private ownership.
(From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Telestereo A disk, upon which the projected image of the distant sender appears.
(From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Transparent, Frictionless Coating An absolutely frictionless, impenetrable coating.
(From Way Station [1963] by Clifford Simak) |
Moon Skis Special wide skis for travel on lunar powder.
(From Requiem [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
Flat Cat A nearly two-dimensional furry little beast.
(From The Rolling Stones [1952] by Robert Heinlein) |
Lunocycle (Lunar Bicycle) A bicycle specially adapted for lunar travel.
(From The Rolling Stones [1952] by Robert Heinlein) |
Electromagnetic Cannon A set of devices on the Ringworld used to land spacecraft safely on the fast-moving rim.
(From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
Osmosis Generator (Cziltang Brone) A device that can render a solid permeable to matter.
(From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
Chemical Orders Use of chemical triggers for behavior and behavior modification.
(From Hellstrom's Hive [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Diagnostic Sleeve Worn on one arm, it diagnoses and adminsters medications.
(From Gripping Hand [1993] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
Luxvid Eyes (Jensen Wide-Angle) Artificial, unmoving implanted eyes.
(From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
Steel Teeth Artificial teeth welded to the bone.
(From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
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