|
Date |
Device Name (Novel Author) |
| 1900 |
Aerocar - first use of idea? (from The Abduction of Alexandra Seine by Fred C. Smale) |
| 1901 |
Breathing Dresses (from A Honeymoon In Space by George Griffith) |
| 1901 |
Translatophone (from My Translatophone by Frank Stockton) |
| 1901 |
Cavorite - antigravity metal (from The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells) |
| 1903 |
Joystick Controls w/Remote Display (from The Land Ironclads by H.G. Wells) |
| 1904 |
The Terror (from Master of the World by Jules Verne) |
| 1907 |
Neutral (Point) (from On The Martian Way by Harry Gore Bishop) |
| 1907 |
Gravitation Screen (from On The Martian Way by Harry Gore Bishop) |
| 1907 |
Interplanetary Radiograph Station (from On The Martian Way by Harry Gore Bishop) |
| 1907 |
Tik-Tok (from Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum) |
| 1908 |
Etheroneph (from Red Star by Aleksandr Bogdanov) |
| 1908 |
Minus-Matter (from Red Star by Aleksandr Bogdanov) |
| 1909 |
Cinematophote (Blue Optic Plate) - first reference to television (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
Telemedicine Apparatus - first known reference (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
The Book of the Machine (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
The Machine - supplies every need (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
Breed Humans For Machines (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
Video Communicator (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1909 |
Machine Apartment (from The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster) |
| 1910 |
Automaton Chessplayer - the first chess-playing computer (from Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce) |
| 1911 |
Iridium Spirals (Street Lights) (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Automatic-Electric Packing Machine (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Personalized News (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Alohydrolium (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Telephot - early videophone (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Demagnitizing Ray (from The Lord of Labour by George Griffith) |
| 1911 |
Space-Sick (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Actinoscope (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Telautograph (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Detectophone - machine translation of language (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Electric Rifle - Tom Swift's weapon of choice (from Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle by Victor Appleton) |
| 1911 |
Language Rectifier early reference to machine translation (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Sub-Atlantic Tube - undersea tunnel (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Hypnobioscope - learn while you sleep (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Tele-Motor-Coasters - power skates (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1911 |
Steelonium - very early reference (from Ralph 124c 41 + by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1912 |
Automated Restaurant - food from robots (from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| 1914 |
Atomic Bomb - very early reference (from The World Set Free by H.G. Wells) |
| 1914 |
Radioactive Ruin - first reference (from The World Set Free by H.G. Wells) |
| 1914 |
Sunray Tank (from Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| 1914 |
Artificial Food (from The World Set Free by H.G. Wells) |
| 1914 |
Sustained Atomic Reaction (from The World Set Free by H.G. Wells) |
| 1915 |
Food Tablet - a pill for dinner (from John Jone's Dollar by H.S. Keeler) |
| 1918 |
Photophone (from The Planeteer by Michael Flynn) |
| 1918 |
Magnetic Elevator - no watches allowed (from The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| 1920 |
Robot - the origin of the term (from R.U.R. by Karel Capek) |
| 1920 |
Spinning Mill for Veins (Artificial Organs) (from R.U.R. by Karel Capek) |
| 1920 |
Living Metal Cubes (from The Metal Monster by Abraham Merritt) |
| 1921 |
Phonographic Locks (from A Journey to the Year 2025 by Clement Fezandie) |
| 1922 |
Membrane (from We by Yevgeny Zamyatin) |
| 1923 |
Networked Telephone Answering Machine (from Men Like Gods by H.G. Wells) |
| 1923 |
Wireless Access Point (from Men Like Gods by H.G. Wells) |
| 1923 |
Acoustic Apparatus (Osophone) - original patent filing (from Acoustic Apparatus by Hugo Gernsback) |
| 1923 |
Parallel Universe (from Men Like Gods by H.G. Wells) |
| 1925 |
Blaster - a deadly energy weapon. (from When the Green Star Waned by Nictzin Dyalhis) |
| 1925 |
Quadraturin (from Quadraturin by Sigizmund Krzhizhanowsky) |
| 1926 |
Artificial Brain (from The Metal Giants by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1926 |
Gyro-Hat (from An Experiment in Gyro-Hats by Ellis Parker Butler) |
| 1926 |
Computer Vision (Artificial Eye) (from The Metal Giants by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1926 |
Blue Ray of Death (from Across Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1926 |
Artificial Life (from Across Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1927 |
Cold Ray (from The Atomic Conquerors by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1927 |
Paralyzing Cone (from The Atomic Conquerors by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Private Space Cruiser (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Concentro (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Ultron (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Ultraphone Ear-Disc - no need for Bluetooth (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Chest Disc - speak clearly (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Rocket Gun (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Disintegrator Ray (Dis Ray) (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Steering a Star - driving a sun (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Attractive Ray - first use of idea? (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Viewplate (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Pressure-Suit (from Skylark of Space by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1928 |
Floater (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Electric Diaper (from The Psychophonic Nurse by David H. Keller) |
| 1928 |
Inertron - light but strong (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Flying Harness (from Skylark of Space by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1928 |
Telestereo - earliest reference to holograms? (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Gravity-Screen (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Vibration-Propelled Cruiser - waves in spacetime (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Meteorometer - meteors ahead! (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Psychophonic Nurse - a nanny robot (from The Psychophonic Nurse by David H. Keller) |
| 1928 |
Death-Beam (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Meteor-Sweeps (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Hall of the Council (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Space-Lanes - like the space-ways (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Heat Transmitter - warmth to outer planets (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Jumper - float free (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Pain Ray - pain by nerve induction. (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
De-atomizing Ray - a disintegration beam (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Hyper-space (from The Invisible Bubble by Kirk Meadowcroft) |
| 1928 |
Raytron Apparatus - aerial surveillance (from Beyond the Stars by Ray Cummings) |
| 1928 |
Space Buoy (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Psycho-Phone (from A Biological Experiment by David H. Keller) |
| 1928 |
Synthetic Babies (from A Biological Experiment by David H. Keller) |
| 1928 |
Telechart - the one indispensable aid (from Crashing Suns by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1928 |
Needle Pipe - needle gun (from Beyond the Stars by Ray Cummings) |
| 1928 |
Auto-Car (from The Revolt of the Pedestrians by David H. Keller) |
| 1928 |
Anti-Gravity Belt (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Grantline Comptometer - long before Mathematica (from Beyond the Stars by Ray Cummings) |
| 1928 |
Ultrophone - FTL communication (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Ultron Wire (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1928 |
Airlock (from Skylark of Space by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1928 |
Repellor Anti-Gravity Rays (from Armageddon: 2419 A.D. by Philip Frances Nowlan) |
| 1929 |
Vibration Machine (from The Comet Doom by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1929 |
Pneumatic Suit (from The Shot Into Infinity by Otto Willi Gail) |
| 1929 |
Harbenite (from Tarzan at the Eath's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| 1929 |
O-220 (from Tarzan at the Eath's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| 1929 |
Ships Propelled By Light Pressure (from The Comet Doom by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1929 |
Brain Placed In Metal Body (from The Comet Doom by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1929 |
Spacesuit Testing (from The Shot Into Infinity by Otto Willi Gail) |
| 1929 |
Space Travel (from A Baby on Neptune by Clare Winger Harris (w/MJ Breuer)) |
| 1929 |
Human Blood Chlorophyll (from The Murgatroyd Experiment by S.P. Meek) |
| 1929 |
Life Chamber (from The Chamber of Life by G. Peyton Wertenbaker) |
| 1929 |
Electric Kitchen - cooks freed from gravity (from The Shot Into Infinity by Otto Willi Gail) |
| 1930 |
Neutronium - how dense is it (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Shield (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Space Lock (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Gravity Assist - very early use (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
The Cosmic Express (from The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson) |
| 1930 |
Ray Gun (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Matched-Frequency Separable Units (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Low-scale Detectors (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Glassite (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Vacuum Suit (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Moon Walk - presages Apollo (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Artificial Gravity - first mention (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Lunar Mining - moon mining camp (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Helicops (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Tight-Beam - hard to find (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Solar-Powered Aircraft (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Eavesdropping Ray - hears through walls (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Visiplate - early flat panel viewer (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Lux (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Moon Dome - first reference (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Artificial Gravity System (from Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1930 |
Artificial Transparent Element - see through it (from Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1930 |
Invisible Cloak -long before Harry Potter (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Paralyzing Ray - early use (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Vacuum Armor (from Skylark Three by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1930 |
Pencil Heat Ray - narrow beam (from Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1930 |
Spaceport (from The Birth of a New Republic by M. Breuer (w/J. Williamson)) |
| 1930 |
Gyroscope Seats (from The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Magnalloy (from The Cave of Horror by S.P. Meek) |
| 1930 |
Planets Made Habitable (from Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1930 |
Automatic Cultivators (from Piracy Preferred by John W. Campbell) |
| 1930 |
Death Projector (from The Stolen Mind by M.L. Staley) |
| 1931 |
Pneumatic Tube Station (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Disintegrator Plate Ray (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Kundrenaline (from The Hands of Aten by H.G. Winter) |
| 1931 |
Teleradio Control (Hand Flash) (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Groundling (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Vita-Light (from If The Sun Died by R.F. Starzl) |
| 1931 |
Protonite - for space exploration (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Matter Annihilation Ray (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Power Planet - power for Earth (from Power Planet by Murray Leinster) |
| 1931 |
Reaction-Motors (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Conveyor Ribbon (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Space-Liner - first use of phrase (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Food Factory (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Gate (from Through Purple Cloud by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Telucid (from If The Sun Died by R.F. Starzl) |
| 1931 |
Ultra-Telescope Ray (from The Moon Weed by Harl Vincent) |
| 1931 |
Faster-Than-Light - ftl (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
City of Space - rotating habitat (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Suit-Phone (from The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Gravograph (from The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Control Disk (from The Slave Ship From Space by A.R. Holmes) |
| 1931 |
Metal Monster (from The Doom From Planet 4 by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Vision-Tube (from The Doom From Planet 4 by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Thought-receptor Vote-counting Machine (from If The Sun Died by R.F. Starzl) |
| 1931 |
Alpha Insert (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Force-Field - an energy barrier (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
Virtual Assembly (from If The Sun Died by R.F. Starzl) |
| 1931 |
Pressor (Pressor Beam) - push not pull (from Space Hounds of IPC by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1931 |
Moon Run (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Tele-Audiovized Meeting (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Recoil Pistol (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Sodaluminum (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Rocket Liner (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Ultra-Light Vision System (from Space Hounds of IPC by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1931 |
Integral Calculator (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Normal Space (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
Televisor (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Evolution Machine (from The Man Who Evolved by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Selective Electric Eye (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Stationary Sidewalk (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Photoelectric Course Warning - aid to spaceship pilots (from Out Around Rigel by Robert H. Wilson) |
| 1931 |
Helio-Beryllium (from Out Around Rigel by Robert H. Wilson) |
| 1931 |
Dimensoscope - see into new dimensions (from The Fifth-Dimension Catapult by Murray Leinster) |
| 1931 |
Communication Disk (from Exiles of the Moon by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Synthetic Food Factories (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Wreck-Pack (from The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Space Suit - early reference (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Robot-Deranger (from The Exile of Time by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Free Fall (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
Radio Meteor Detector (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
Pentavalent Nitrogen - most powerful chemical explosive. (from Space Hounds of IPC by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1931 |
Death Bath (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Sargasso of Space (from The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Televisiophone (from Islands of Space by John W. Campbell) |
| 1931 |
Positive Ray Propulsion (Ion Drive) (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Beam-Powered Propulsion (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Self-Sustaining Space Craft (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Space Helmet (from The Disc-Men of Jupiter by Manly Wade Wellman) |
| 1931 |
Space-Helmet (from The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Argento-Platinoid Dispatch Box (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Vitalium (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Motor Torpedo (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Robot Vending Machine (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Satellite Photography for Surveillance (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Disruptor Tube (Disruptor Ray) - pale beam of destruction (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Neutronic Dust (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Magnetic Clamps (from Twelve Hours To Live by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Thought Coil (Machine Intelligence) (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Master Machine (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Energy Curtain Key (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Curtain (Force Barrier) (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Propulsion Gun (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Gravity Belt (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Artificial Atmosphere Machine (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Photograph of Earth from Space (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Tractor Beam - pulling force at a distance (from Space Hounds of IPC by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1931 |
Robot Waiter (from The Death Cloud by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Deviatoscope (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Robot Waiter (from The Death Cloud by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Time-Telespectroscope. (from The Exile of Time by Ray Cummings) |
| 1931 |
Jovium (from Venus Mines, Incorporated by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Robot Revolt (from The Exile of Time by Ray Cummings) |
| 1931 |
Paralyzing Blast (from The Exile of Time by Ray Cummings) |
| 1931 |
Astrogator (from The Conquest of Space by David Lasser) |
| 1931 |
Annihilator Beam (from The Conquest of Gola by L.F. Stone) |
| 1931 |
Emergency Corrective Rockets (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Thought Screen (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Sunship (from The Prince of Space by Jack Williamson) |
| 1931 |
Dressing Machines (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Matter Transmitter - ride the beam (from The Conquest of Gola by L.F. Stone) |
| 1931 |
Transparent Spherical Ship (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Atmosphere Tester (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Zero-Ray (from An Adventure in Futurity by Clark Ashton Smith) |
| 1931 |
Gravito-Statoscope (from The Emperor of the Stars by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1931 |
Mechanical Thought Transformers (from The Conquest of Gola by L.F. Stone) |
| 1931 |
Sensitive Robot Fingers (from The Exile of Time by Ray Cummings) |
| 1931 |
Object-Finder Beam (from The Conquest of Gola by L.F. Stone) |
| 1931 |
Centipede-Machine (from Monsters of Mars by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1931 |
Attractor - come hither and stay still (from The Conquest of Gola by L.F. Stone) |
| 1931 |
Ownership of Machines (from The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| 1932 |
Feelies (Feely) (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Bokanovsky's Process (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Scent-Organ (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Hypnopædia (Sleep-Teaching) - learn while asleep (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Artificial Womb - very early use of concept (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Pocket-Planet (from The Duel on the Asteroid by P. Schuyler Miller (w/D. McDermott)) |
| 1932 |
Water to Cushion Acceleration (from The Derelicts of Ganymede by John W. Campbell) |
| 1932 |
Tele-Screen (from After Armageddon by Francis Flagg) |
| 1932 |
Meteor Warning System - incoming meteor swarm detected (from A Conquest of Two Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1932 |
Space-Armor - armored protection (from Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1932 |
Antigravity - first use (from The Vanguard of Neptune by J.M. Walsh) |
| 1932 |
Conveyor (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Rigid Metallic Clothing - almost an exoskeleton (from A Conquest of Two Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1932 |
Atomic Pistol (from Mutiny on Mercury by Clifford Simak) |
| 1932 |
Wandering Worlds (from When Worlds Collide by Edwin Balmer (w/P. Wylie)) |
| 1932 |
Space Freighter - for hauling big loads (from The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| 1932 |
Negative Gravity Field (from 50th Century Revolt by A.G. Stangland) |
| 1932 |
Surta (from The Great Dome of Mercury by Leo Zagat) |
| 1932 |
News-Dispenser (from After Armageddon by Francis Flagg) |
| 1932 |
Alpha Plus (from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) |
| 1932 |
Quartzite (from The Great Dome of Mercury by Leo Zagat) |
| 1932 |
Smoke Jets (Air Leak Detection) (from The Great Dome of Mercury by Leo Zagat) |
| 1932 |
Electro-Magnet Anchor (from The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| 1932 |
Electro-Gun (from Pirates of the Gorm by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Electro-Bullet (from Pirates of the Gorm by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Sunward (from The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| 1932 |
Sun-Tube (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Battle Sphere (from The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| 1932 |
Space Liner - first use of phrase (from Electronic Siege by John W. Campbell) |
| 1932 |
Space-Boat (from Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1932 |
Super-Photon (from Invaders From The Infinite by John W. Campbell) |
| 1932 |
Search Beams (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Asteroid Mining (Blasting) (from Asteroid of Gold by Clifford Simak) |
| 1932 |
Attraction Ray (from Pirates of the Gorm by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Ship's Magnetic Plates (Magnetic Mooring) (from Asteroid of Gold by Clifford Simak) |
| 1932 |
Bone-Building Compounds (from A Conquest of Two Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1932 |
Magnet Grapnel (from The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| 1932 |
Space Men - first use of this term (from Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1932 |
Weather Machine (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Diskoid (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1932 |
Polarization Apparatus (from Slaves of Mercury by Nat Schachner) |
| 1933 |
Gateway (from Wanderer of Infinity by Harl Vincent) |
| 1933 |
Granton Motor (from Into the Meteorite Orbit by Frank K. Kelly) |
| 1933 |
Electric Machine Gun (Railgun) - electromagnetic acceleration (from The Battery of Hate by John W. Campbell) |
| 1933 |
Synthetic Food (from Unto Us A Child Is Born by David H. Keller) |
| 1933 |
Vibra-Transmitter (Teleportation) (from Into the Meteorite Orbit by Frank K. Kelly) |
| 1933 |
Food Preparation Machine (from Unto Us A Child Is Born by David H. Keller) |
| 1933 |
Human Serial Number (from Unto Us A Child Is Born by David H. Keller) |
| 1934 |
Bergenholm Drive (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Credit - first use (from The Mightiest Machine by John W. Campbell) |
| 1934 |
Ether-Wall - an invisibility field. (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Standish - a mean beam of energy (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Planetary Propulsion-Blasts - moving a planet (from Thundering Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1934 |
Acceleration-tank - very early reference (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Flying Wing - Northrup's all-metal dream (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Moving a Planet - early use of idea (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Deep-Space - my dwelling place (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Platinum Alloy Disc - first CD or DVD? (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Inertialess Drive (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Darkness Bomb - infra-infra-infra fluorescence! (from The Mightiest Machine by John W. Campbell) |
| 1934 |
Lifeboat - early mention (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Vibrowriter - automatic transcription (from The Lost Language by David H. Keller) |
| 1934 |
Machine City (from Twilight by John W. Campbell) |
| 1934 |
Electric-Space-Strain Projector - wireless power transmission (from The Mightiest Machine by John W. Campbell) |
| 1934 |
Synthetic Food Dispenser - before the Jetsons (from Twilight by John W. Campbell) |
| 1934 |
Spy Ray Goggles - see through walls (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Visiphone (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Mother Ship - first use of expression (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Ultrawave - FTL communication (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Invisibility Shield (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Ingestible Communication Capsule - only in emergencies (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Lewiston (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Emergency Lifeboat - very early space rescue vehicle (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Liquid Mirror Telescope on Mars - alien LMT (from Old Faithful by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1934 |
Homorium (from The Last Men by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
| 1934 |
3D Tank Display (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Protective Shield - personal force field (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Ablative Heat (Reentry) Shield - very early reference (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Artificial Planet - before the Death Star (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Cone of Battle - the ultimate weapon (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Radio-Dirigible Torpedo (from Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1934 |
Sound-Transposing Machine (from The Lost Language by David H. Keller) |
| 1935 |
Xixtline (from Parasite Planet by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| 1935 |
Thermide (from Parasite Planet by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| 1935 |
Thermlectrium (from Blindness by John W. Campbell) |
| 1935 |
Mudshoes (from Parasite Planet by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| 1935 |
Automatic Air Mail Plane (from The Living Machine by David H. Keller) |
| 1935 |
Flame-Pistol (from Parasite Planet by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| 1935 |
Transkin (from Parasite Planet by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
| 1935 |
Driverless Car (from The Living Machine by David H. Keller) |
| 1935 |
Automatic Toll Payment (from The Living Machine by David H. Keller) |
| 1935 |
Machine (Thinking Machine) - very early description of an intelligent computer (from The Machine by John W. Campbell) |
| 1935 |
Driverless Taxi (from The Living Machine by David H. Keller) |
| 1935 |
Floater (Vehicle) (from The Machine by John W. Campbell) |
| 1936 |
Probability Time Wave Tube (from Elimination by John W. Campbell) |
| 1936 |
Planetary Engineering (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Cartograph - a GPS-like trip readout (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Scarab Robot Flying Insect - tiny robotic insect (from The Scarab by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1936 |
Telespectroscope (from Cosmic Quest by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1936 |
Geodynes - pushing against the fabric of space (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Photoelectric Telescope (Photoelectric Eyes) - astronomical pictures produced automatically (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Tubular Field of Force (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Gravity Detector (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Radiation Shield (from The Ultimate Weapon by John W. Campbell) |
| 1936 |
Paralyzing Ray (Bolar Current) (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Protective Energy Halo (from The Scarab by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1936 |
Electronized Gravity Plate - artificial gravity (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Needle Beam Gat (from Moon Crystals by J. Harvey Haggard) |
| 1936 |
Luxobe Crystals (from Moon Crystals by J. Harvey Haggard) |
| 1936 |
Vitrisheen (from Moon Crystals by J. Harvey Haggard) |
| 1936 |
Beckerley Electrical Field (from Smothered Seas by R.M. Farley (w/SG Weinbaum)) |
| 1936 |
Wire Gun (from Shadow Gold by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Robot With Human's Brain (from Revenge of the Robot by Otis Adelbert Kline) |
| 1936 |
Automated Search For Habitable Planets (from Cosmic Quest by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1936 |
Volplane (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Dark Vapor Bubble (from Man-Jewels for Xothar by H.G. Wells) |
| 1936 |
Zed-Ray (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Audiphone (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Starways (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Desktop Flat Panel Intercom (from The Shape of Things To Come by H.G. Wells) |
| 1936 |
Emergency Repulsion (Repulsive Ray) (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Electro-Telescope (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1936 |
Shoggoths (from At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft) |
| 1936 |
Android (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Transparent Flat Panel Display - early flat panel (from The Shape of Things To Come by H.G. Wells) |
| 1936 |
Giant Flat Panel Display (from The Shape of Things To Come by H.G. Wells) |
| 1936 |
Atom Compactor (Metal Earthworm) (from Death Dives Deep by Paul Ernst) |
| 1936 |
Dimension Shifting Apparatus (from Cosmic Quest by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1936 |
Vision Tubes (from The Scarab by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1936 |
Space Warp - first use of this idea (from The Cometeers by Jack Williamson) |
| 1936 |
Wireless Wrist Intercom - like a cell phone (from The Shape of Things To Come by H.G. Wells) |
| 1936 |
Indoor Weighted Belt (from Blood of the Moon by Ray Cummings) |
| 1937 |
Designed Bacteria - purposive genetic modification (from Seeds of Dusk by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1937 |
Artificial Planet (from Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1937 |
Ultra-Communicator (from Galactic Patrol by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1937 |
Near-Space Solar Energy Collectors (from Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1937 |
Gold-Fish-Bowl World (from Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon) |
| 1937 |
Gravity Neutralizing Disks (from Fessenden's Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1937 |
Groundcar (or Ground Car) - the old-fashioned present (from Galactic Patrol by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1937 |
Automatic Reversed Memory - EEG in reverse (from Brain Control by Dave Cummins) |
| 1937 |
Drop Shaft (Neutralization of Inertia) - watch that first step (from Galactic Patrol by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1937 |
Proton Pistol (Proton Beam) - beams of fury (from A Menace in Miniature by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1937 |
Miniature Universe (from Fessenden's Worlds by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1937 |
Ultra-microrobot - small as an insect (from A Menace in Miniature by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1937 |
Sono-Induction Coils - buried speaker technology (from The Shining One by Nat Schachner) |
| 1937 |
X Gun (X-Beam Projector) - see inside a planetoid (from Diamond Planetoid by Gordon A. Giles) |
| 1937 |
Spectroscopic Robot Converter - see the composition of planetoids (from Diamond Planetoid by Gordon A. Giles) |
| 1937 |
Reaction Pistol - zero gee maneuvering (from Diamond Planetoid by Gordon A. Giles) |
| 1937 |
Artificial eye - first use of this idea? (from Galactic Patrol by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1937 |
Etherometer - check the ether for gravity waves (from Spawn of the Red Giants by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
| 1937 |
Heat Generating Magnetic Disks - red giants at work (from Spawn of the Red Giants by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
| 1937 |
Alien Life Form (from The Hothouse Planet by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1937 |
Concentrated Light - predicts the laser (from The Shining One by Nat Schachner) |
| 1937 |
Vibration Screen - keep spy beams out! (from The Shining One by Nat Schachner) |
| 1937 |
Subphoton Search Ray - see through walls (from The Shining One by Nat Schachner) |
| 1937 |
Multiple Sample Voice - sound mixing 30's style (from The Shining One by Nat Schachner) |
| 1937 |
Blast Rifle (from Exiles of the Stratosphere by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
| 1938 |
Coronium Ore (from Roamer of the Stars by Clyde Wilson) |
| 1938 |
Air-o-Stat (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Visi-Screen - future display (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Magnetic Flame Gun (from Roamer of the Stars by Clyde Wilson) |
| 1938 |
Helen O'Loy - or Helen of Alloys (from Helen O'Loy by Lester del Rey) |
| 1938 |
Reversal Coils (from The Infinite Enemy by Jack Williamson) |
| 1938 |
Tiny Atomic-Power Drive Unit - compact power of the atom (from The Brain Pirates by John W. Campbell) |
| 1938 |
Atomic-Powered Lifting Suits (from The Brain Pirates by John W. Campbell) |
| 1938 |
Pneumatic Bumpers (from The Brain Pirates by John W. Campbell) |
| 1938 |
Teleoperated Robot Surrogate - love via robot (from The Robot and the Lady by Manly Wade Wellman) |
| 1938 |
Psychode (from The Infinite Enemy by Jack Williamson) |
| 1938 |
Gogglelike Televisors (from The Robot and the Lady by Manly Wade Wellman) |
| 1938 |
Robot Cook - tasty meals nightly (from Helen O'Loy by Lester del Rey) |
| 1938 |
Psychoprobe - head examined (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Automatic Commercial Deletion - no more commercials (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Selective Television - wrap TV around the world (from The Challenge of Atlantis by Arthur J. Burks) |
| 1938 |
Air-Blanket (from Hollywood on the Moon by Henry Kuttner) |
| 1938 |
Preserved Brains (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Space-Court (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Field-Projector (from Easy Money by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Control Helmet (from Easy Money by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Robot Emotions - mech feelings (from Helen O'Loy by Lester del Rey) |
| 1938 |
Magnetic Shoes (from The Dual World by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Hand-Rocket (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Interplanetary Passport (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Surface Car (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Artificial Eye Drone (from Glimpse by Manly Wade Wellman) |
| 1938 |
Steel-Lined Space Boots (from Roamer of the Stars by Clyde Wilson) |
| 1938 |
Paralysis Ray - very early use (from Satellite Five by Arthur K. Barnes) |
| 1938 |
Space-Tanned (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Radium Salt - assassin's choice (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Sub-Etheric (from Legion of Time by Jack Williamson) |
| 1938 |
Brain-Case (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Mass Detector (Gravitator) (from Roamer of the Stars by Clyde Wilson) |
| 1938 |
Beam-Pistol (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1938 |
Cosmic Teletype (from Cosmic Teletype by Carl Jacobi) |
| 1938 |
Invisible Watchmen (from Murder in the Void by Edmond Hamilton) |
| 1939 |
Permalloy (from Fugitives From Earth by Nelson S. Bond) |
| 1939 |
Thermalite (from Planet of Eternal Night by John W. Campbell) |
| 1939 |
Durite (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Move an Asteroid (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Synthite Food - Artificially Flavored Solids (from Planet of Eternal Night by John W. Campbell) |
| 1939 |
Inflatable Roofed Valley - early inflatable reference (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Smoke Filter (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Neuronic Receptor-Transmitter (from Masson's Secret by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1939 |
Barber Helmet (from Ben Gleed, King of Speed by Don Wilcox) |
| 1939 |
Ultra-Vibrator (from Into Another Dimension by Maurice Duclos) |
| 1939 |
Moon Skis - ah the lunar powder (from Requiem by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Ultraset (Ultrawave Set) - fast comm (from Habit by Lester del Rey) |
| 1939 |
Shock Hammock (from Habit by Lester del Rey) |
| 1939 |
Electric Brain Stimulator (from Ben Gleed, King of Speed by Don Wilcox) |
| 1939 |
Neuronic Control Apparatus - put your experience in reverse (from Masson's Secret by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1939 |
Movie Pill (from Ben Gleed, King of Speed by Don Wilcox) |
| 1939 |
Microsurgery Tool - first description (from Masson's Secret by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1939 |
Inertia Tank (from Masson's Secret by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1939 |
Inertia Screen - next up, right angle turns (from Space Rating by John Berryman) |
| 1939 |
Super-Weapon - first use of term (from Robot Nemesis by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1939 |
Force-Screen - protective energy (from The Dweller in Outer Darkness by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
| 1939 |
Needle Gun (from The Empress of Mars by Ross Rocklynne) |
| 1939 |
Flame Pistol (from The Empress of Mars by Ross Rocklynne) |
| 1939 |
Chronovitameter - your birth and death revealed (from Lifeline by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Ballistic Calculator - trajectories between planets (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Synthetic Spider Silk (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Visual Pattern Recognition (from Rust by Joseph E. Kelleam) |
| 1939 |
Killer Robot - very early reference (from Rust by Joseph E. Kelleam) |
| 1939 |
Torpoon (from Seed of the Arctic Ice by H.G. Winter) |
| 1939 |
Acceleration Hammock (from Pioneer - 1957 by Henry Gade) |
| 1939 |
Isolation Barrage (from Wandl, The Invader by Ray Cummings) |
| 1939 |
Solar-Powered Robot (from Rust by Joseph E. Kelleam) |
| 1939 |
Mirror Grid Multiple-View Surveillance Panel (from Wandl, The Invader by Ray Cummings) |
| 1939 |
Rocket Racing (from Habit by Lester del Rey) |
| 1939 |
Space Marines (from Misfit by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1939 |
Vacuum Cylinder (from Wandl, The Invader by Ray Cummings) |
| 1939 |
Metal Desk Car (from Ben Gleed, King of Speed by Don Wilcox) |
| 1939 |
Radio-Facsimile Receiver (from Ben Gleed, King of Speed by Don Wilcox) |
| 1939 |
Gravitic (from Question of Salvage by Malcom Jameson) |
