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| Lado-Acheson System A device for "pumping in" sunlight into an enclosed space habitat. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Light Speed Using the speed of light at a unit of velocity. (From Out Around Rigel [1931] by Clyde Wilson) |
| Stellar Analog Computers Special systems used to calculate safe "jumps" for interstellar trips. (From The Lady Was A Tramp [1957] by Rose Sharon) |
| Workplace Distancing A computer application that arranges that workers never encounter each other, to reduce gossiping and wasted time. (From Manna [2002] by Marshall Brain) |
| One-Man Rocket A small rocket ship with only a pilot. (From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Jump-Along Computer used for calculating jumps between stars. (From The Lady Was A Tramp [1957] by Rose Sharon) |
| Microterm A very small computer system. (From Cyberpunk! [1983] by Bruce Bethke) |
| Smartcab An automated taxicab, fully self-driving, that can be summoned from a portable device. (From Cyberpunk! [1983] by Bruce Bethke) |
| Magic Spectacles Very early take on virtual reality hardware. (From Pygmalion's Spectacles [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| Mechanical Hand A large robotic hand or claw, large enough to grasp a person. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
| Remote Telepresence Robot A very early depiction of this basic idea. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
| Rocket Pistol Using pistol rounds to maneuver in space. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
| Ship's Artificial Gravity A very early mention of the term. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
| Hive Mind A group mind. (From The Face of the Deep [1942] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Atomic Shell A nuclear munition, fired from a cannon. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
| Oxygen Weeds Plants that create oxygen on a planet with little breathable air. (From The Sands of Mars [1951] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Spacefaring A nation or people who explore and trade in space. (From Citizen of the Galaxy [1957] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Ships With Legs Space ships with mechanical limbs for walking the Earth. (From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
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