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| Marine Spider (Hydrofoil) A very early mention of the hydrofoil concept. (From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV) |
| Wandering Mine A landmine with legs. (From Half the Day is Night [1994] by Maureen F. McHugh) |
| Synthetic Food Dispenser A machine that could make whatever food you wanted from basic elements. (From Twilight [1934] by John W. Campbell) |
| Machine City A city that is a self-maintaining whole entity. (From Twilight [1934] by John W. Campbell) |
| Monocab A single compartment monorail car. (From Earthlight [1955] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Central City (Lunar Habitat) An early example of a non-military lunar habitat. (From Earthlight [1955] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Space Ark A very large ship used to transport a large group of people. (From Decision Illogical [1948] by N.B. Wilkinson) |
| Probability Time Wave Tube A device that allows the user to see every possible event. (From Elimination [1936] by John W. Campbell) |
| Thermlectrium An alloy that turns heat directly into electricity. (From Blindness [1935] by John W. Campbell) |
| Mining Disintegrator A special-purpose boring machine. (From The Arsenal Out of Time [1967] by David McDaniel) |
| Selektrogel An over-the-counter gel to choose the sex of a child at conception. (From And All The Stars A Stage [1971] by James Blish) |
| Self-Lighting Cigarette A cigarette with a matchhead built in. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Force-Field A barrier to objects, created by projected forces. (From A Subterranean Adventure [1930] by George Paul Bauer) |
| Shield Early name for a defensive force field. (From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Moonbase (or Moon Base) A base of operations on Earth's moon. (From 240,000 Miles Straight Up [1948] by L. Ron Hubbard) |
| Autofac (Nanorobots) Very small robots working on self-replication (From Autofac [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Mother Ship A large spacecraft that serves as home base for other (usually smaller) ships. (From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell) |
| Planet-Busting Bomb A munition with sufficient power to destroy an entire planet. (From Testing [1956] by J.J. Ferrat) |
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