Philip Jose Farmer: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

Philip Jose Farmer:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

Philip Jose Farmer (1918-2009) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. Farmer often mixed classic fictional characters (like Phileas Fogg) and real authors (like Sam Clemens) in his work. Over the course of his long career, he won three Hugo awards.

Invention/Technology	Source Work (Publication Date)
Batacitor A storage device for electricity that could be charged in a very short time.	The Fabulous Riverboat (1971)
Fido Combination television, news camera and surveillance device.	Riders of the Purple Wage (1967)
Fornixation Electrical stimulation of the pleasure centers of the brain.	Riders of the Purple Wage (1967)
Purple Wage Guaranteed subsidy paid to every citizen.	Riders of the Purple Wage (1967)
Tiersian Therapy A therapeutic discipline in which the patient chooses a character from a book and then attempts to be that character.	Red Orc's Revenge (1991)

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