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| 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) |
| Interchangeable Hands Specialized manual extremities. (From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Pocket Dome Handy easy-to-set-up shelter. (From Chindi [2002] by Jack McDevitt) |
| Memory Diamond Very dense memory storage. (From Iron Sunrise [2004] by Charles Stross) |
| Gravity Tube A special passage way that eases the movement of material within a ship. (From Chindi [2002] by Jack McDevitt) |
| Dome Shelter A permanent domed structure for living on the Moon. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Invisible Cloak A cloak that renders the wearer invisible. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Paralyzing Ray Stops body motions. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Pencil Heat Ray An offensive, man-portable heat ray. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Eavesdropping Ray A device that allows others to hear from outside ordinary locked rooms. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Icon Thumbsized Image A very early reference to a screen icon. (From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Skyhook Part dirigible, part plane. (From West of Honor [1976] by Jerry Pournelle) |
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