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Hypnopædia (Sleep-Teaching) The idea that a person can learn explicit subject matter while sleeping.
(From Brave New World [1932] by Aldous Huxley) |
Positronic Brain A computer CPU with the capacity to rival a human brain.
(From Reason [1941] by Isaac Asimov) |
Crosswell Tape Worm Device that allows you to eat without gaining weight.
(From Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [1969] by Brian Aldiss) |
Single Seat Scooter A self-service monocycle.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Monoline A wind-driven overland transport.
(From Big Planet [1952] by Jack Vance) |
Undersea Restaurant A restaurant located in its entirety under the sea.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Spider Space Elevator Test Vehicle A robotic testing device for the cables of a space elevator.
(From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Boat-Tree A tree, the pods of which can be grown as boats.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
House Trees Living trees grown as houses; large hollow pods serve as living spaces.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
Skin Toning Using artificial means to effect a temporary change in skin color.
(From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
Lens Image A presentation of the night sky, calculated for any planet or point in space.
(From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Bokanovsky's Process A very early description of cloning.
(From Brave New World [1932] by Aldous Huxley) |
Aeriduct (Rain Maker) A specific means of producing rain.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV) |
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) |
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