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| Cortical Stack Implanted hardware device that contains a backup copy of your mental self. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Kemplerer (Klemperer) Rosette Planets without a sun; they orbit a central point. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Copter Harness A single person flying machine. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| The Veldt A nursery that comes alive for the viewer. (From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Tanglefoot Field A force field that would not harm but merely entangle and stop anyone (or anything) caught in it. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Universal Dictionary A machine that provided references to anything known. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Reading Plate A flat screen that provided computer output for viewing. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Truth Meter A lie detector. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Talking Pamphlet An instructional pamphlet that instructs you through ordinary speech. (From Ellison Wonderland [1974] by Harlan Ellison) |
| Retro-Rockets Small boosters to provide a thrust counter to the current velocity of the spacecraft, slowing it down or stopping its progress altogether. (From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne) |
| Weightlessness The state experienced in free fall; a space traveler's weight is apparently reduced to zero. (From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne) |
| Pocket Phone (or pocketphone) A telephone that is not hard wired to the network; a mobile or cell phone. (From Lost Legacy [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Force-Field Penknife A pocket-sized knife, the blade of which is a force-field. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Universal Checkbook Fully electronic banking system, which allows easy withdrawal of funds from any bank. (From The Door Into Summer [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Smart Gel Intelligent paste made of neurons; spread upon a substrate for computing. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Diveskin Special wetsuit that allows a diver to function at extreme depths. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Eyecaps Corneal cap that acts as a pair of goggles for extreme depth diving. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Face Seal A dive mask for deep sea diving. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
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