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| Visiplate A flat screen for viewing remote images. (From Skylark Three [1930] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Corpsicle Cryogenically frozen person who could (hopefully) be revived later. (From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl) |
| Teaching Chair No-frills teaching machine. (From Rammer [1991] by Larry Niven) |
| Seeder Ramship A spacecraft designed to travel from one star system to another , terrafoming worlds for use. (From Rammer [1991] by Larry Niven) |
| Biological Package Probe (From A World Out of Time [1976] by Larry Niven) |
| Circumlunar A large space habitat orbiting the moon. (From Schismatrix [1985] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Sours The odor created in enclosed space environments due to the need for bacilli for healthy soil. (From Schismatrix [1985] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Video-Manicuring Program Manipulates live video images in real time. (From Schismatrix [1985] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Deceleration Paste Antidote for deceleration trauma. (From Schismatrix [1985] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Bussard Ramjet Propulsion method that scoops hydrogen atoms from space via electromagnetic fields. (From A World Out of Time [1976] by Larry Niven) |
| Panatrope A device that modifies human dna to ensure survival in harsh alien environments. (From Surface Tension [1952] by James Blish) |
| Solar Reception Screen A device for converting sunlight to electricity (From The Roads Must Roll [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Neoterics Pure engineering genius on tap. (From Microcosmic God [1941] by Theodore Sturgeon) |
| King's Free Park A park in which anarchy reigned; a very long, narrow park. (From Cloak of Anarchy [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Stunner A non-lethal weapon; typically used like a firearm but only renders its victim unconscious. (From Fire-Power [1941] by S.D. Gottesman) |
| Implant-Watch Subcutaneous timepiece; uses patterns of colored lights to show the time. (From Cloak of Anarchy [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Ion Drive A space drive that emits a stream of ions as reaction mass; it starts out slow but builds up to interstellar speeds. (From Equalizer [1947] by Jack Williamson) |
| Ilse The first intelligent ship brain. (From Long Shot [1972] by Vernor Vinge) |
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