Larry Niven:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas
Larry Niven was born in California in 1938; he earned a BA in mathematics from Washburn University, Kansas. His first sf story The Coldest Place was published in 1964. He has won four short-fiction Hugos; he won both the Hugo and Nebula award in 1971 for Ringworld. He is also known for his Tales of Known Space.

Niven is a frequent collaborator; see his other contributions under Niven w/J. Pournelle, Niven w/EM Lerner, Niven w/S. Barnes, Niven w/Pournell, Flynn and Niven w/GC Johnson.

Invention/Technology Source Work (Publication Date)

Sound Deadener

Ringworld (1970)

Sparkers - tasty watts for aliens

Niven's Laws (1984)

Stasis Box - infinite storage

There is a Tide (1968)

Stasis Field

There is a Tide (1968)

Stepping Discs - open teleportation pads

Ringworld (1970)

Sun Goggles

Grendel (1968)

Tasp - right where you live

Ringworld (1970)

Teaching Chair

Rammer (1991)

Translator Discs

Ringworld (1970)

Twing - twine by NASA

Protector (1973)

Variable Sword - better than Ginsu

Ringworld (1970)

Webeye - Logitech endpoint

The Ringworld Throne (1996)

Womb Room - return to the control room

A World Out of Time (1976)

Wunderland Treatymaker - peace through power mining

Ringworld Engineers (1980)

Young-Forever

A World Out of Time (1976)

Zero-Time Jail - no time off for good behavior

A World Out of Time (1976)

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