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| Semisentient Plastic A durable coating that protects and preserves objects. (From Ring [1994] by Stephen Baxter) |
| Gravity Assist Using the gravity and orbital speed of a celestial body to change speed and course of a spacecraft. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Wireless Access Point Infrastructure that provides power and wireless communication. (From Men Like Gods [1923] by H.G. Wells) |
| Networked Telephone Answering Machine A device that would accept verbal messages and store them for replay from any remote station. (From Men Like Gods [1923] by H.G. Wells) |
| Joystick Controls w/Remote Display A fire-by-wire remote-controlled weapon system. (From The Land Ironclads [1903] by H.G. Wells) |
| DVD/VCR (Entertainment Player) A device that accepts stored moving picture entertainment and makes it available for viewing. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Disinto A disintegrating ray. (From Robot AL-76 Goes Astray [1941] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Claws (Attack Robot) Autonomous guard robots that attack living tissue. (From Second Variety [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Starlight Sail (Light Sail) A light sail capable of sailing between solar systems. (From The Lady Who Sailed The Soul [1960] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Protective Shield An energy shield for one person. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Ablative Heat (Reentry) Shield A single-use shield or covering designed to accept the heat of reentry and burn off. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Emergency Lifeboat A small craft used as a bail-out vehicle from a large space station or spacecraft. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Water Repellent Surface A surface that water flows over without sticking at all. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Babble Machine Not just television - this describes what we call 'the idiot box' (technology and media). (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Town In One Building This is the basic idea behind an arcology, or other single structure that is intended to provide living space and mall. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Automatic Door A wall strip that rolls up automatically to let you through. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Moving Picture Player A machine that plays recorded pictures back for a single person - a combination DVD player and screen. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Fenton Silencer A device to cancel noise over a broad area. (From Tales from the White Hart [1957] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
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