Murray Leinster (b. 1896 - d. 1975) was the nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, born in Norfolk, VA. He served in WWI in the Army, also serving in WWII in the Office of War Information. His science fiction output was voluminous, starting in 1919 and continuing until 1970; he used the Leinster name almost exclusively for sf writing (except of course for A Logic Named Joe, which he wrote under the name Will F. Jenkins).

(Murray Leinster)

He won a 1956 Hugo for Exploration Team and a retro-Hugo in 1996 for First Contact.

Air Tank Flying
Using little blasts of compressed air to fly around inside a space station.

The Power Planet (1931)

Carson Circuit - the secret of the Internet
A means of distinguishing betweem millions of different information sources - the secret of the Internet.

A Logic Named Joe (1946)

Caterwheel
A uniquely styled ground vehicle with fat, splayed out tires.

Sand Doom (1955)

Cosmoquake
Gravity waves ripple across the solar system.

Things Pass By (1945)

Dimensoscope - see into new dimensions
A telescope for peering into other dimensions.

The Fifth-Dimension Catapult (1931)

Disposal-Safe
Device to store and, if necessary, destroy documents.

Exploration Team (1956)

Eagle With Camera
A live bald eagle equipped with a transmitting camera.

Exploration Team (1956)

Escapecraft
A small spacecraft used when abandoning the main ship.

The Ethical Equations (1945)

First Contact
The initial encounter with a non-human race.

Proxima Centauri (1935)

Foot Loops
Hold yourself down in zero gravity situations with this low-tech device.

The Power Planet (1931)

Garbage Screen - chaff in space
Use of bits of metal to confuse radar targeting of space stations.

Space Tug (1953)

Gravity-Simulator Harness - maintain muscle and bone in space
Device that simulates gravity's effect on muscles to keep in shape while in space.

Space Tug (1953)

Heat-Suit
Perfect for those incredibly hot planets with breathable atmospheres.

Sand Doom (1955)

Hide in the Asteroids
Match speed with the asteroids and become undetectable.

Plague (1944)

Inflatable Air Lock - very early reference
Air lock making use of inflatable side walls to achieve large size.

Space Tug (1953)

Landing-Grid
A constructed landing area on a planetary surface for space craft.

Sand Doom (1955)

Living Space Ship
A space ship made of a living substance, in this case cellulose.

Proxima Centauri (1935)

Logics - early home computer
Machines that let you request information, and then display it for you on a screen.

A Logic Named Joe (1946)

Logics Service
A networked service that retains all of your personal information, schedules and phone messages online.

A Logic Named Joe (1946)

Magnetic-Soled Shoes - required for space walks
A means of walking on a surface in zero gravity.

Space Tug (1953)