Frank Herbert:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) was born in Tacoma, Washington. He worked in many fields before becoming a writer; TV cameraman, radio news commentator, oyster diver, judo instructor and newspaperman. His towering novel Dune won the Hugo and Nebula awards.
Invention/Technology Source Work (Publication Date)

Ixian Sight Mask
Device to allow the blind to see.

Children of Dune (1976)

Jubba Cloak
An all-purpose garment in common use on Arrakis

Dune (1965)

Jumpdoor - entrance to the rabbit hole
The entrance to an energy passage providing instantaneous transportation between points across the galaxy.

Whipping Star (1969)

Krimskell Fiber - better than zip strips
A "claw" fiber which will rubs against itself in such a way that, the tighter the rope is pulled, the stronger the knot becomes.

Dune (1965)

Lasgun - laser weapon
A continuous-wave laser projector; can be used as a weapon or as a cutting tool.

Dune (1965)

Life Detector - I see you!
A device that was capable of detecting living tissue within a set radius.

Cease Fire (1958)

Life Detector Shield - an early mention of life sensors
An electronic field that is intended to shield living tissue from a Life Detector.

Cease Fire (1958)

Life-shield Blanket - save from sensors
A device that is capable of shielding the person using it against ordinary forms of detecting living beings.

Heretics of Dune (1984)

Maula Pistol
A spring-loaded projectile device.

Dune (1965)

Mentat
A person who has been specially trained and conditioned for excellence in

Dune (1965)

Message Cylinder - locked capsule
A small metal object containing some form of message media and a mechanism for either playing or extruding the medium; secured communication device.

Dune (1965)

Minimic Film one micron thick recording medium
Very fine message medium.

Dune (1965)

Mnemonic Flutter System (Pulse-Sychronizer)
A device to imprint particular facts from a book upon the brain of the reader.

Dune Messiah (1969)

Mnemonic Pulse
A feature of filmbook recordings that helps imprint knowledge on the mind of the user.

Dune (1965)

Network Monitoring Detection - why the slowdown?
Detection of someone monitoring your computer workstation

The Dosadi Experiment (1977)

Nightmask
Night vision mask (similar to a diving mask) with an infrared light source.

Hellstrom's Hive (1972)

No-Globe
A large spherical living space that is concealed by special Ixian technology, making it impossible to detect by any known probe.

Heretics of Dune (1984)

No-Ship
A ship that uses an Ixian field to be effectively invisible.

Heretics of Dune (1984)

Nullentropy Bin - world's best salad crisper
A compartment in which entropy was halted.

Heretics of Dune (1984)

Odalarm - aromatherapy wake-up call
An alarm clock that awakens the sleeper with a selected odor.

The Dosadi Experiment (1977)

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