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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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