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| Flying Wing A V-shaped plane capable of flight to the edge of the atmosphere. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Head Cheese Intelligent paste made of neurons; spread upon a substrate for computing. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Moving a Planet Early use of the concept of moving a planet to a new sun. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Platinum Alloy Disc A silvery disc used for data record storage. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Weightlessness in Space This appears to be the first description of the idea of weightlessness in space. (From The Man in the Moone [1638] by Francis Godwin) |
| Credit Card A simple card that is used in place of money (From Looking Backward [1888] by Edward Bellamy) |
| Mall (Great City Bazaar) An aggregation of shops under one roof. (From Looking Backward [1888] by Edward Bellamy) |
| Joy-boat Junior A private space yacht, capable of suborbital journeys. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Sprung-Samser Treatment A medical treatment to extend human life. (From This Immortal [1965] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Hypnobioscope The first fictional reference to sleep teaching. (From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
| Modded Dog A canine whose ancestors were genetically modified for higher intelligence; the trait breeds true in offspring. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Sub-Atlantic Tube A tunnel under the ocean; the shortest distance between the two points. (From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
| Interway Computer-controlled highway. (From The Tels [2003] by Paul Black) |
| Biolution The revolution in biological manufacturing techniques. (From The Tels [2003] by Paul Black) |
| Causality-violation Device (or Weapon) Any of a variety of technologies intended to exploit time travel as a weapon. (From Singularity Sky [2003] by Charles Stross) |
| Electric Rifle A device that shoots an electrical charge. (From Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle [1911] by Victor Appleton) |
| Deadman's Device A device implanted beneath the skin of an operative who is to be sent on a hazardous mission. (From Shadowspeer [1990] by Patricia Jo Clayton) |
| Tracking Bracelet A security device armed with explosives. (From Shadowspeer [1990] by Patricia Jo Clayton) |
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