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Dictionary of Armor Terms in Science Fiction
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Name |
Author (Publication Date) |
Armored Clothing - modern armor Ordinary apparel that contained both armor and muscle amplification devices. |
Frank Herbert (1977) |
Bullet-guard Overalls Very tough fabric. |
David Brin (2002) |
Exoskeleton - a military exoskeleton Fighting suit |
Bruce Sterling (1999) |
Flexible Armor Suit - now you're Superman A pressure suit that, while flexible, becomes rigid like armor upon impact. |
Larry Niven (1966) |
Impact Suit - shear-thickening armor A body suit that is flexible, but upon a hard impact becomes rigid and impenetrable. |
David Gerrold (w/L, Niven) (1971) |
Monomol Mesh Armor - chain (molecule) mail Material to protect selected areas that must bend (elbows, knees, and so forth). |
Greg Bear (1990) |
Nemourlon Material for special body armor. |
Jerry Pournelle (1976) |
Powered Armor (or Powered Suit) - military exoskeleton An armored suit that magnifies the power of the soldier's muscles, along with other weapons. |
Robert Heinlein (1959) |
Refurbished Nervous System - rewired for speed Your nerves are rewired for 5-10 times the speed of a normal person. |
Alfred Bester (1956) |
Rigid Metallic Clothing - almost an exoskeleton An early exoskeleton. |
Edmond Hamilton (1932) |
Sintered Armorgel A substance that is flexible when moved slowly, but which hardens upon external impact. |
Neal Stephenson (1992) |
'Sites - nanobots are your friends Small parasites that cause muscles to twitch in sequence for strength. |
Neal Stephenson (1995) |
Space Armor Armored space suits for use in vacuum. |
James Blish (1957) |
Related Science Fiction in the News
Liquid Body Armor For TALOS Exoskeleton '... instantly became rigid all over when something struck it...' - Larry Niven, 1966. (re: Larry Niven, 7/11/2017 ) |
DIY Taser-Proof Clothing 'His suit-shield sucked in the energy and discharged it...'- Philip K. Dick, 1954. (re: Philip K. Dick, 3/7/2014 ) |
Look Great In Your Garrison Bespoke Bulletproof Suit 'McKie longed for his armored clothing…'- Frank Herbert, 1977. (re: Frank Herbert, 1/5/2014 ) |
Bionic Body Armor Makes You Dodge Bullets Fascinating patent idea by IBM turns everyone - yes, everyone - into a bullet-dodging Neo. (re: Various, 2/13/2009 ) |
Designer Bulletproof Fashion Finally, a solution to that pesky assassination problem that you aren't ashamed to be seen in. (re: Frank Herbert, 7/29/2008 ) |
Super-Suit Fabric Now Available In T-Shirt Super-fabrics are good; when they come in t-shirt form, even better. (re: Various, 3/27/2008 ) |
Exoskeleton Like Halo Suit If you can build a suit to fight with bears, you can build a military exoskeleton with some practical experience built in. (re: Various, 1/16/2007 ) |
Liquid Armor With Shear Thickening Fluid Science fiction writers were first on the scene again in conceptualizing armor that flows with the body but hardens upon impact. (re: Neal Stephenson, 8/2/2006 ) |
Thor Shield Energy Weapon-Proof Fabric An engineer with an interest in lightning protection systems comes up with a way to foil taser weapons and cattle prods. (re: Philip K. Dick, 5/2/2006 ) |
Air Warrior Microclimatic Cooling Garments Tested By Army The Army is testing personal cooling vests for soldiers in Iraq; Philip K. Dick suggested them in the sixties. (re: Philip K. Dick, 12/21/2005 ) |
d3o-based RibCap: Flexible-Rigid Beanie-Helmet For Snowsports It's a helmet! No, it's a soft beanie cap! You're both right, kids - its the Ribcap with d3o. (re: Gerrold/Niven, 11/29/2005 ) |
Transparent Aluminum Armor Tested By Military Transparent aluminum armor (ALON) well along in testing, and is considered superior to other see-through choices. (re: Gene Roddenberry, 10/18/2005 ) |
Liquid Armor In Two Flavors: Shear Thickening and Magnetorheological Liquid armor using shear thickening fluid and magnetorheological fluid is being developed to protect soldiers and law enforcement personnel. (re: Greg Bear, 4/26/2004 ) |
DARPA Wants Exoskeletons In a briefing today on GovExec.com, a variety of projects from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) demonstrate that some science fiction thinking is good. (re: Robert Heinlein, 11/10/2003 ) |
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