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| Chardion Field Electronic 'envelope' that retained atmosphere on tiny worldlets. (From Star of Dreams [1941] by Jack Williamson) |
| Geodesic Inflexors Propulsion provided not by pushing against matter, but against spacetime. (From Star of Dreams [1941] by Jack Williamson) |
| Wall Screen A large size display for video, anchored to a wall, or actually forming the wall itself. (From Star of Dreams [1941] by Jack Williamson) |
| Moon-Terror A syndrome common to people who live in less than half Earth-normal gravity. (From Star of Dreams [1941] by Jack Williamson) |
| Plastotek False skin disguise. (From Menace From Vega [1958] by Robert Randall) |
| Atmospherics Switchboard Make sure each hotel room has the right atmosphere from the right planet. (From Lie on the Beam [1941] by John Victor Peterson) |
| Thought-Record Helmet A wearable history book. (From Menace From Vega [1958] by Robert Randall) |
| Tentacle Machines Enormous robots, cylindrical of body, tentacular of arms, autonomous of brain, sinister of intent. (From The Metal Giants [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Robot Wheel An enormous vehicular robot in the shape of a gigantic wheel. (From The Metal Giants [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Air-Freighter Cargo Plane An enormous airplane used for transporting cargo across the country. (From The Invisible Raiders [1929] by Ed Earl Repp) |
| Polyceltron Iconoscope Televisor A portable camera and microphone setup that could broadcast on-the-spot news. (From Newscast [1939] by Harl Vincent) |
| Light Beam Propulsion (Light-Ship) Use of brilliant light as motive power for a space ship. (From The Radium World [1932] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Luminous Stake-Markers Illuminated pole designating a staked claim on the surface of a planet, moon or asteroid. (From The Radium World [1932] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Landing-Cradle A supporting structure for a space craft landing on a planetary surface. (From The Radium World [1932] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Ostler Insulation Beam A beam of energy stretching from one planet to another that protects space craft from radiation. (From The Radium World [1932] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Autonomous Digging Machine A mechanical device able to excavate on its own. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Flexible Metal Arms (Tentacles) An interesting description of how mechanical tentacles might function. (From The Metal Giants [1926] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Directed Cars in Tunnels Self-driving vehicles. (From The Lord of Tranerica [1939] by Stanton A. Coblentz) |
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