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| Granton Motor Spacecraft propulsion system based on gravital radiation. (From Into the Meteorite Orbit [1933] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Vibra-Transmitter (Teleportation) An early use of the notion of matter transmission. (From Into the Meteorite Orbit [1933] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Electric Machine Gun (Railgun) A device that accelerates small projectiles magnetically using a strong electric current. (From The Battery of Hate [1933] by John W. Campbell) |
| Dimensoscope A telescope for peering into other dimensions. (From The Fifth-Dimension Catapult [1931] by Murray Leinster) |
| Helio-Beryllium Unusual alloy combines a metal and a gas. (From Out Around Rigel [1931] by Robert H. Wilson) |
| Photoelectric Course Warning A means of keeping a spaceship on course using a selected star and a photoelectric cell. (From Out Around Rigel [1931] by Robert H. Wilson) |
| Sniffer Robot A small robot that gathers odors from a crime scene for analysis. (From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
| Steel Tentacle Flexible robotic steel limbs that can both support a vehicle and grasp objects. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Metal Paste A conductive metal that could be easily squirted from a tube. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| E-paper Newspaper A paper-thin, flexible LCD-style display that is large enough to display a full newspaper page. (From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
| Minority Report Ads (Biometric Personalized Ads) Advertisements that speak directly to the consumer in public settings. (From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
| Police Sketch Artist Software A tablet-style computer with sketch pad software to help identify suspects. (From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
| Agricultural Robot Pest Controller An agricultural robot specifically designed to perform pest control activities. (From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
| Mechanical Bride A perfect robotic replica of a woman. (From The Mechanical Bride [1954] by Fritz Leiber) |
| Childcare Robot A robot constructed to take care of a small child. (From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Crystal Corn Tiny data storage crystals. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Drone Floater Camera A one-foot square aerostat capable of hovering with a camera to transmit images back to a base station. (From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
| Smart Bullet Really a tiny missile capable of identifying and following a person. (From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
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