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Robot Fish A mechanical fish.
(From At Kokomo Joe's [1989] by Brooke Stauffer) |
Electronic Image Intensifier Much more sensitive than the human eye.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Sleep Generator An automated way to impose sleep on the brain.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Sleep Machine A device guaranteeing a good night's sleep.
(From Short Trip to Nowhere [1965] by R.M. Williams) |
Humming-Code A personal communication.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Hive-Sign Specialized sign language developed by an offshoot of humanity.
(From Hellstrom's Hive [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Trip to Mars A voyage across space to the planet Mars.
(From Across the Zodiac [1880] by Percy Greg) |
Atomician Sign Language Specialized sign language used by those who work with atomics.
(From The Faceless Men [1948] by Leo Zagat) |
Earthsuit Like a spacesuit, but protects you from the Earth.
(From Termination Shock [2021] by Neal Stephenson) |
Automated Factories Manufacturing facilities that do not require human workers.
(From The Peacemongers [1957] by Poul Anderson) |
Machines Colonize Universe A brief description of a how automated machines might spread.
(From Autofac [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
Launch Shock Astronauts need protection from the shock of being launched into space.
(From Somnium (The Dream) [1634] by Johannes Kepler) |
Astronaut Sleep The idea that there is a benefit to putting astronauts to sleep during space travel.
(From Somnium (The Dream) [1634] by Johannes Kepler) |
Mechanical Dentist No human graduated from dental school here.
(From Make Mine Mars [1952] by C.M. Kornbluth) |
Consolidator A craft for embarking on voyages through space.
(From The Consolidator [1705] by Daniel Defoe) |
Simple Organisms Do Math Insects show unusual signs of intelligence.
(From Mr. Meek Plays Polo [1944] by Clifford Simak) |
Asteroids From Outside Solar System Small bodies from beyond the solar system are captured by major planets.
(From Mr. Meek Plays Polo [1944] by Clifford Simak) |
Planetoid With Earth Gravity
(From The Soul Eaters [1944] by William Conover) |
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