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Part computer, part book.
(From Prelude to Foundation [1988] by Isaac Asimov)
Shadow People
Alien knowledge leads to alien results - for humans.
(From Way Station [1963] by Clifford Simak)
Scanning-Disk Telescope
A telescope which uses a television-like monitor instead of an eyepiece.
(From The Power Planet [1931] by Murray Leinster)
Foot Loops
Hold yourself down in zero gravity situations with this low-tech device.
(From The Power Planet [1931] by Murray Leinster)
Observation Room Recreation Center
A vast internal space in a space station, often used for exercise and amusement.
(From The Power Planet [1931] by Murray Leinster)
Air Tank Flying
Using little blasts of compressed air to fly around inside a space station.
(From The Power Planet [1931] by Murray Leinster)
Underwater Robot
An autonomous mechanical for use underwater.
(From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison)
Antigravity Plate (Antigravity Raft)
A thin, circular craft that floats.
(From Co-Operate or Else [1942] by A.E. van Vogt)
Gum Tree
A huge tree that lashed out with a mind of its own.
(From Symbiotica [1943] by Eric Frank Russell)
Ubik Spray Can
One of many definitions of Ubik. Take only as directed.
(From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Metal Message In Space
A message sent to other worlds, inscribed on metal.
(From The Menace From Space [1934] by John Edwards)
Composite Living
Forming a meld with other life forms.
(From The Day the Aliens Came [1995] by Robert Sheckley)
Blue Beam
A pitiless pale blue beam of death!
(From The Reign of the Masters [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
Repulsor Ray
Fires an invisible beam of electrons for propulsion.
(From The Time-Raider [1927] by Edmond Hamilton)
Machine Masters
Humans did less and less, and machines did more and more, until machines became the masters.
(From The Reign of the Masters [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
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)
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