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Gravity-Plates Reliable, controllable gravity force.
(From The Bluff of the Hawk [1932] by Anthony Gilmore) |
Hinged Mittens (for Space Suit) Space worthy mittens for space suits.
(From The Bluff of the Hawk [1932] by Anthony Gilmore) |
Spotcast A new form of one-to-many communication.
(From The Little Things [1946] by Henry Kuttner) |
Robot Bus An autonomous vehicle to transport groups of people.
(From The Little Things [1946] by Henry Kuttner) |
Rocket Side Tubes An early description of attitude jets, course correction by small emissions of gas.
(From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton) |
Shock-Absorbing Seats Perfect for the many gravities of acceleration upon take-off.
(From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton) |
HUD Glasses Integrated glasses and projector provides a portable heads-up display for augmented reality.
(From Daemon [2006] by Daniel Suarez) |
Lunar Advertisement An 'ad' on the lunar surface that can be seen by its audience on Earth.
(From Watch This Space [1957] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Ultra-Light Allows the user to see into rock or other solid matter.
(From Rock Diver [1951] by Harry Harrison) |
Mechanical Consciousness The notion that machines may develop a form of consciousness.
(From Erewhon [1872] by Samuel Butler) |
Glass Dome Protective cover for cities.
(From A Modern Utopia [1905] by H.G. Wells) |
Tele-Photophonic Attachment A device that permits a telephone funnel to see as well as hear.
(From The Messiah of the Cylinder [1917] by Victor Rousseau) |
Autonomous Assassination Drone A flying UAV that is self-guided to a target, destroys the target, and is capable of destroying itself after mission completion.
(From Kill Decision [2012] by Daniel Suarez) |
Telephone Funnel A kind of two-way public loudspeaker.
(From The Messiah of the Cylinder [1917] by Victor Rousseau) |
Open-Air Moving Picture Shows Public news outlets
(From The Messiah of the Cylinder [1917] by Victor Rousseau) |
Ray gun A weapon that projects a beam of destructive force.
(From The Messiah of the Cylinder [1917] by Victor Rousseau) |
Humanoid An alien with a human-like shape and appearance.
(From Homo Sol [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
Rubber Hoof Silent running for robot horses.
(From The Warlock in Spite of Himself [1969] by Christopher Stasheff) |
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