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| Fossil Shell Coin The use of rare natural shells of an extinct species, for money. (From The Coming Race [1871] by Edward Bulwer-Lytton) |
| Space Sailing Using the solar wind to propel a space vessel. (From The World, The Flesh And The Devil [1929] by J.D. Bernal) |
| Phantomatic Generator (Virtual Reality) A computer-generated experience. (From Summa Technologiae [1964] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Launching Cradle A place for a spherical space craft to sit in gravity. (From Needler [1957] by Gordon Randall Garrett) |
| Docking-Cradle Holds a space craft in gravity. (From They Never Came Back [1941] by Fritz Leiber) |
| Mind-Reading with MRI Making use of direct brain imaging to discern a person's thoughts. (From Daemon [2006] by Daniel Suarez) |
| Landing Stage Parking spot for space craft. (From Atomic Fire [1931] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Caterwheel A uniquely styled ground vehicle with fat, splayed out tires. (From Sand Doom [1955] by Murray Leinster) |
| Heat-Suit Perfect for those incredibly hot planets with breathable atmospheres. (From Sand Doom [1955] by Murray Leinster) |
| Slowboat An interstellar craft carrying people. (From The Ethics of Madness [1967] by Larry Niven) |
| Forced Scholars Hothouse intellectuals. (From Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera (The World As It Shall Be) [1846] by Emile Souvestre) |
| Feeding Room An automated child care. (From Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera (The World As It Shall Be) [1846] by Emile Souvestre) |
| Express Dolphin A most agreeable means of locomotion under the waves. (From Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera (The World As It Shall Be) [1846] by Emile Souvestre) |
| Passenger-Carrying Mortar A unique way of crossing a river, without a boat or a bridge. (From Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera (The World As It Shall Be) [1846] by Emile Souvestre) |
| Steam Horse A remarkable mechanical beast. (From Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera (The World As It Shall Be) [1846] by Emile Souvestre) |
| Singularity In science, a condition in which spacetime breaks down; in society, a technological advance causes social conditions to break down. (From All The Time In The World [1952] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Terminator Zone The area between solar illumination and shade. (From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| Mental Static Device Cloak the minds of individuals with a kind of 'noise'. (From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
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