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Weather Integrator An entire technology for controlling the weather.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
Universal Technical Consultative Service Interstellar travel plans calculated, reserved and confirmed.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Environmental Happening Weather created as a work of art.
(From The Phantom of Kansas [1976] by John Varley) |
Sven Sven is an artificially intelligent computer detective.
(From The Turing Option [1992] by Harry Harrison) |
Lunar Disneyland A vast cavern excavated on the Moon - used for entertainment. Very large scale entertainment.
(From The Phantom of Kansas [1976] by John Varley) |
Color Generator A variable spectrum light source
(From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Jet-Powered Aquaplane Overpowered surface boat.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
War-Balloon (Navigable Aerostat) Enormous dirigible airships used for war.
(From The Angel of the Revolution [1893] by George Griffith) |
Air-to-Surface Missile Very early description of a projectile fired from an airship into a surface target.
(From The Angel of the Revolution [1893] by George Griffith) |
Air-Ship (VTOL Airship) A flying machine capable of vertical take-off and landing.
(From The Angel of the Revolution [1893] by George Griffith) |
Saga You become a part of the great adventures of history.
(From The City and the Stars [1956] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Matter Organizer A device that could cause a computer-generated image to be constructed as a real object.
(From The City and the Stars [1956] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Diaspar Memory The city's memory could store works of art, and reproduce them upon request.
(From The City and the Stars [1956] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Stick-Tight A general term for surveillance devices that will follow a subject and record speech or video.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Central Computer A computer capable of running an entire city.
(From The City and the Stars [1956] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Identificator A hologram projector used to flash door signs.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Vat Grown Meat Meat tissue for consumption, grown apart from an animal.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
Treeship A single, enormous tree grown as a spacecraft.
(From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
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