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| Can City A cylindrical space habitat. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Ram Field A specialized version of the hydrogen-gathering field for a Bussard Ramjet. (From Protector [1973] by Larry Niven) |
| Telescreen Very early use of the idea of using technology to monitor human activity at a distance. (From 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [1948] by George Orwell) |
| Invisibility The idea that it is possible to make a person invisible using some sort of optical technology to alter the body. (From The Invisible Man [1897] by H.G. Wells) |
| Pocket Nucleo-Bulb A nuclear-powered pocket-sized flashlight. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Heat Ray First use of what appears to be a laser weapon. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Biological Warfare The use of microorganisms to defeat an enemy; this is the first reference in science fiction that I can find to this concept. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Tripod An enormous metallic robot. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Syrup Sac A device used to provide an efficient source of nutrition to Meks, servants of the aristocrats of Earth. (From The Last Castle [1967] by Jack Vance) |
| Celestial Armamentarium A small crystal planetarium, in which the stars and planets surrounding Aerlith are seen. (From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance) |
| Luminescent Vial A glass tube full of luminescent algae; used to provide some measure of light underground. (From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance) |
| Speedtalk A constructed language that uses a single sound to stand for a word, achieving great improvements in communication speed. (From Assignment in Eternity [1953] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Sound Analysis Improving language teaching by showing the waveform of a spoken word or phrase, and comparing it to standard speech. (From Assignment in Eternity [1953] by Robert Heinlein) |
| E-Suit (Environmental Suit) A forcefield that encloses air and heat around the body, but does not repel objects or radiation. (From Chindi [2002] by Jack McDevitt) |
| Neutron Disruption Blaster Beam pistol which splits neutrons into protons and electrons, releasing enormous energy. (From The Complete Paratime [1951] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Embryonic Robots Very small robots, possibly a very early reference to nanotechnology in science fiction. (From Counter Clock World [1967] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Tumblebug A monocycle; a motorcycle that balances on a single wheel. (From The Roads Must Roll [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Olfactory Wakeup Call An alarm clock that works by wafting scents your way. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
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