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Wende A change, a turning point, a reversal of culture and politics.
(From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
Air-Conditioned Coat An otherwise ordinary overcoat that fights the heat.
(From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
Antiturbulence Wings Wings that are designed to buffer turbulence for passengers.
(From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
Translation Program A computer program that translates speech from one language to another, in real time, to aid in conversation.
(From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
Messagecraft An autonomous spacecraft and drone that serves as a communication node in a network that spans star systems.
(From The Faithful Messenger [1969] by George Scithers) |
Pina2bo A huge cannon that shot shells filled with sulfur high into the atmosphere for the purpose of geoengineering a change in climate.
(From Termination Shock [2021] by Neal Stephenson) |
Space Tunnel An enclosed gang plank extended between space ships.
(From The Man Who Bought Mars [1941] by Polton Cross) |
Solar Car A car the energy for which comes from the sun.
(From The Man Who Bought Mars [1941] by Polton Cross) |
Spex (Spexware) Video glasses with computer assistance.
(From Deep Eddy [1993] by Bruce Sterling) |
Spaceplane (Clarke-class) An inexpensively powered flight to low earth orbit.
(From A Quantum Murder [1998] by Peter F. Hamilton) |
Spectrumoscope Provides sight directly to the brain-cells of the sightless.
(From Flamingo: A Drama of A.D. 1950 [1930] by Clarence Edward Heller) |
Puff-Pipe Pipe with lighting built in.
(From Flamingo: A Drama of A.D. 1950 [1930] by Clarence Edward Heller) |
Theater Seat Indicators Vacant seats are clearly shown.
(From Flamingo: A Drama of A.D. 1950 [1930] by Clarence Edward Heller) |
Indoor Stadium An entirely enclosed baseball stadium.
(From Flamingo: A Drama of A.D. 1950 [1930] by Clarence Edward Heller) |
Bird-Like Robots Robotic birds used in a stage play.
(From Flamingo: A Drama of A.D. 1950 [1930] by Clarence Edward Heller) |
Electric Menu Ordering of food is automated, without waiters.
(From Liners of Time [1935] by John Russell Fearn) |
Time Line Time seen linearly, as a distinguishable series of events.
(From Liners of Time [1935] by John Russell Fearn) |
Paint-to-Order Robot Artist A robotic mechanism that could produce a unique picture, given subject and artistic style.
(From The Music Master [1953] by F.L. Wallace) |
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