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Tin Cabby (Flying Robotic Taxi) An autonomously controlled flying taxi cab.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
CIC Virtual Earth A software application that presents detailed information about the Earth.
(From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
Martian Sawgrass Specialized variety of plant that is used to provide oxygen for space stations.
(From QRM - Interplanetary [1942] by George O. Smith) |
Thought Shield A device that removes intrusive thoughts from your mind.
(From Back to 20,000 A.D. [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Dentata An anti-rape device.
(From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
Quantum Communications Hub A communications satellite that permits immediate communication between planets and ships in the solar system.
(From Defeated [2004] by Sean McKee) |
Magnetic Elevator A device that uses very powerful electromagnets for propulsion.
(From The Gods of Mars [1918] by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
Orbital Mirror A huge reflective surface in orbit around a planet or moon, the purpose of which is to focus sunlight onto the surface.
(From Completely Automatic [1941] by Theodore Sturgeon) |
Imprint (A Ditto Blank) Impress one's personality upon a 'ditto blank' android.
(From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
Bullet-guard Overalls Very tough fabric.
(From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
Ditto Blank A mentally unformed android, upon which a personality could be impressed.
(From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
Poppins An android body imprinted with the personality of a Master Nanny.
(From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
Net Shutdown Worm A tapeworm designed to shut down a nationwide network in the event of national emergency.
(From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
Sargasso Asteroid A planetoid built from natural rock and the salvaged wreckage of space craft.
(From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
City of Space A very early reference to an enormous cylindrical space station.
(From The Prince of Space [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
Fake-Meter A pocket-sized counterfeit currency detector.
(From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Walking Fort A biomimetic fort based on the model of a centipede.
(From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Gravanol A medicine or supplement that helps astronauts deal better with high accelerations.
(From QRM - Interplanetary [1942] by George O. Smith) |
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