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Booklegger
A smuggler of books.
(From Between Planets [1951] by Robert Heinlein)
Sound-Killing Air Fluid
A means to eliminate all of the noise made by machines in a city, leaving the voices of human beings.
(From The Noise Killer [1930] by A.M. McNeill)
Artificial Eyes
Eyes that are the duplicate of what humans are born with, produced entirely artificially from elements.
(From Synthetic [1930] by Charles Cloukey)
Timeslip
When humans keep time on Mars, they must work with the extra forty minutes in each day.
(From Red Mars [1992] by Spider Robinson)
Synthetic Life
Living animals made from scratch using inorganic elements.
(From Synthetic [1930] by Charles Cloukey)
Electric Plane
An airplane powered entirely by electricity.
(From Synthetic [1930] by Charles Cloukey)
Visible Halo
Providing a religious figure with a technological sign of grace.
(From Sixth Column [1941] by Anson MacDonald)
Home Robot
A robotic device designed to serve families in their homes.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton)
Bone Conduction Receiver
A concealed radio receiver.
(From Sixth Column [1941] by Anson MacDonald)
Galactovue
Star display.
(From Citizen of the Galaxy [1957] by Robert Heinlein)
Oxygen Pill
Meets your need for oxygen without additional breathing.
(From Get Out Of Our Skies! [1957] by E.K. Jarvis)
Asteroid Belt
The circular region of space containing many small celestial bodies.
(From The Disc-Men of Jupiter [1931] by Manly Wade Wellman)
Simulogs (Simulated Playmates)
Computer-generated playmates.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by John Brunner)
Escape Pod
A small automated ship attached to a larger ship or station, used in the event of an emergency.
(From The Vanisher [1954] by Michael Shaara)
Satellite Search and Destroy
Destroying satellites in orbit.
(From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner)
Pocket-Wings
Individual powered flight.
(From A Journey to the Year 2025 [1921] by Clement Fezandie)
Darkened Glass Face Plate
The use of darkened glass on the face plate of a space suit helmet to protect the wearer from solar radiation.
(From The Achilles Heel [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Vacuum Wall Compartments
Shielding against heat by using walls with evacuated sections.
(From The Achilles Heel [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
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