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Disrupter Ray (Molecule Disrupter)
Atoms of materials no longer adhere to each other.
(From The Silent Destroyer [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve)
Sol-Ido
The universal language of interplanetary travelers.
(From Water-Bound World [1932] by Harl Vincent)
Tetrahedron Interference Projector
Projects a field of force around the Solar System, bending the light of stars to make them seem more distant.
(From The Great Illusion [1938] by Will Garth)
Diagnostic Type Sense Transmitter
Allows the doctor to directly feel the same sensations that the patient feels.
(From The Sky Maniac [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve)
Time-Space Television
A device for seeing into the past.
(From Water-Bound World [1932] by Harl Vincent)
Local Time Clock
A clock for use in airships that always indicates the time for the place they are flying over.
(From The Silent Destroyer [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve)
Indirect Cold Light
Apparently source-less lighting, highly efficient, with no waste heat.
(From The Silent Destroyer [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve)
Instant Photography
A photograph that develops immediately inside the camera.
(From The Silent Destroyer [1929] by Henri Dahl Juve)
Message Cylinder (Message Bomb)
A means of sending dispatches from space via a small projectile dropped from orbit; effectively a message rocket.
(From The Cosmic Cloud [1931] by Bruno H. Burgel)
Antron
A single particle of antimatter - an antiproton.
(From Minus Planet [1937] by John D. Clark, Ph.D)
Sapience
The ability of a species to think, to reason with discernment and wisdom.
(From The Planet Entity [1931] by E.M. Johnson (w/C.A. Smith))
Gyrocars with Photo-Electric Braking
Force the tires into maximum contact with the road, then use photo-electric sensors to control braking and turns.
(From Photo Control [1934] by Bernard Brown)
Historical Listening Machine
Device can hear sounds from down through the ages.
(From The Machine That Knew Too Much [1933] by A.T. Locke)
Liquid Metal
Metal that can be sprayed on.
(From The Dual World [1938] by Arthur K. Barnes)
Telephotography
Sending pictures over a distance, displaying them on a vast screen.
(From The Cosmic Cloud [1931] by Bruno H. Burgel)
Self-Opening Box
Don't show this to Apple.
(From Child's Play [1947] by William Tenn)
Terrene
Pertaining to the Earth.
(From An Adventure in Futurity [1931] by Clark Ashton Smith)
Ultra-Terrene
Originating from some world other than Earth.
(From An Adventure in Futurity [1931] by Clark Ashton Smith)
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