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| 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 Gulf [1949] 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 Gulf [1949] 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) |
| Needlecast A tightbeam transmission of your very being. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Synthetic Sleeve An artificial body, into which a person can be downloaded. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Illuminum A metal that glows with its own light. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| External Eyelenses Way retro means of correcting vision problems in human beings. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Mandroid A humanoid robot; a robot in the shape of a person. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Personal Force-Shield A portable force-shield small enough to be carried by a single man. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
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