Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

Kurt Vonnegut (b. 1922 – d. 2007) was an American author. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction.

Invention/Technology	Source Work (Publication Date)
Mental Radio-Handicap A device that destroys concentration.	Harrison Bergeron (1961)
Anti-Gerasone - drink and look younger Cheap immortality comes to your neighborhood convenience store.	Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1954)
Ethical Suicide Parlor - don't be a drupelet A comfy environment in which you might commit ethical suicide, and thereby serve society.	Welcome to the Monkey House (1958)
Grass Carpet An indoor home or office floor covering - living grass.	The Sirens of Titan (1959)
Ice-Nine - the final form of water A crystalline form of water so stable that in practical terms it would never melt.	Cat's Cradle (1963)
Magnetically Floating Furniture - like sitting on a cloud Furniture that is suspended at the proper height using magnetic forces.	The Sirens of Titan (1959)

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