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| Cryonaut An astronaut placed in cryonic sleep. (From The Computer Connection [1974] by Alfred Bester) |
| Cryosleep Use of extreme cold to cause suspended animation. (From Flight of Exiles [1972] by Ben Bova) |
| Slide Rule w/Radio Attachment Slide rule communicates results immediately with computer. (From Mission to the Stars [1955] by A.E. van Vogt) |
| Smart Piston Spokes A car that uses a set of pistons that feels and reacts to the surface to move around. (From Heavy Weather [1994] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Flexible Car Map A nonrigid map that extrudes from the dashboard of a car when needed. (From Heavy Weather [1994] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Atomic Energy Motor An engine which utilizes atomic energy. (From The Man from the Atom [1926] by G. Peyton Wertenbaker) |
| Atomic Machine A device that shrinks and expands its wearer. (From The Man from the Atom [1926] by G. Peyton Wertenbaker) |
| Transparent Dome Helmet A spacesuit helmet that can be seen through. (From The Man from the Atom [1926] by G. Peyton Wertenbaker) |
| Robots Refuse To Serve Man When robots evolve their own perspectives, and ultimately refuse to act as servants to human beings. (From The Mentanicals [1934] by Francis Flagg) |
| Chronoscope A device used to see into specific internals of time. (From Elimination [1936] by John W. Campbell) |
| Impermite A substance that is impervious to penetration. (From Redmask of the Outlands [1934] by Nat Schachner) |
| Polarized Window Rather than curtains, use the window to control the light. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Finger Jet Bath The ultimate in luxury tubs. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Public Vehicle Tube Underground transportation tubes. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| One-Man Car A small transport vehicle. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Fyunch(click) An alien assigned to become an expert in just one person. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Thought Pattern Divination Attempting to construct the thoughts of a person by imitating their actions. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Smarter People Having Fewer Children The original argument that less suitable human pairs are having proportionally more children. (From The Marching Morons [1951] by C.M. Kornbluth) |
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