|
Date |
Device Name (Novel Author) |
| 1950 |
Culture Tank (from Needle by Hal Clement) |
| 1950 |
Syntho-Steak (from Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1950 |
Torch (from Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1950 |
Underpeople (from The Ballad of Lost C'Mell by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1950 |
Two-Wheeled Ground Car (from First Lensman by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1950 |
Fontema (from First Lensman by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| 1950 |
Helicab - first use (from Heli-Cab Hack by John Weston) |
| 1950 |
Shuttle (from Stars are Styx by Theodore Sturgeon) |
| 1950 |
Haberman (from Scanners Live in Vain by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1950 |
Space Platform (from The Morning of the Day They Did It by E.B. White) |
| 1950 |
Quickthaw (from Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1950 |
Earthport (from The Ballad of Lost C'Mell by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1950 |
Sand Ship (from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1950 |
Yeast Steak (from The Evitable Conflict by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1950 |
The Machines (from The Evitable Conflict by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1950 |
Nexialist (from Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. van Vogt) |
| 1950 |
Hybrid Mass Driver - moon bound (from The Man Who Sold The Moon by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1950 |
Voice-Clock (from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1950 |
Stratovideo (Television Plane) - line-of-sight communication (from The Morning of the Day They Did It by E.B. White) |
| 1950 |
Automatic Light Switch (from The Man Who Sold The Moon by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1950 |
Computer-Controlled House (from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1950 |
Robot Mice - tiny cleaning machines (from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1950 |
Mass-Conversion Ship (from Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Half-Sphere Force Field - not an ordinary spherical force field (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Microwire (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Audio Relay - personal RFID transceiver (from The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Security Restraint Field (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Neuronic Whip - it delivers pain (from The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Robass - a robotic mule (from The Quest for Saint Aquin by Anthony Boucher) |
| 1951 |
Cold-Sleep - hibernation between the stars (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Powered artificial exoskeleton (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Helmet-Mounted Display Screen - display where you need it (from Rock Diver by Harry Harrison) |
| 1951 |
Vibratory Mass Penetrator - not what you're thinking (from Rock Diver by Harry Harrison) |
| 1951 |
Neutron Disruption Blaster (from The Complete Paratime by H. Beam Piper) |
| 1951 |
Metal Foil Advertisement (from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1951 |
Suction Mail Tube (from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1951 |
The Veldt - serengeti in the nursery (from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1951 |
Odorophonics - scent player (from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1951 |
Happylife Home - visit to The Veldt (from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1951 |
Autocab (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Movable Slideway - it comes to you (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Shuttle Ship - early Space Shuttle (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Spinning Pressurized Drum (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Mechanical Teacher - one for all (from The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Telebook - words on a screen (from The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Machine Test Scoring (from The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Guided Missile Control Station (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Space Transfer Station (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Martian Perambulator (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Winged Rocket Shuttle (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Molecule Matrix (from Between Planets by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Jump Through Hyperspace - is travel through hyperspace possible? (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Asteroid Homesteaders' School (from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1951 |
Polaron Beam (from Earthlight (Novella) by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1951 |
Psychohistory (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Agricultural World (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Anti-Spying Device (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Ultrawave Relay (or Hyperwave Relay) - first use of FTL communication (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Pocket Nucleo-Bulb - better than those LED flashlights (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Self-Sealing Plastic (from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1951 |
Force-Field Penknife - origin of the Lightsaber? (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Atom-Driven Drill (from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1951 |
Calculator Pad - grandfather of the pocket calculator (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Gravitic Repulsion Elevator - going up (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Directional Ticket - the ticket guides you (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Surrogate Skin (from The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Flying Saucer - alien spacecraft (from The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Negative Molecular Motion (from The Universe Between by Alan E. Nourse) |
| 1951 |
Selector Card (from The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Finger Watch - the original (from The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1951 |
Personal Force-Shield - earliest mention? (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Butler-Valet Robot (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Vocalex Kitchen - auto eats (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Flavor-Fix Rheostat - perfect flavor every time (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Robot Comedian - laughs at its own jokes (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Meson Filter - a robotic sense of humor (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Asteroid Garden (from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1951 |
Variable Modifier - snicker or belly laugh (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Teledar - 3D TV (from The Jester by William Tenn) |
| 1951 |
Nuclear Shears (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Personal Capsule - for your eyes only (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Static Field (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Spy Beam (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Plasto-Textile (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Trantor - planet city (from Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1951 |
Airtight Tent (from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| 1952 |
Space Beacon - variable star will guide you (from Troubled Star by George O. Smith) |
| 1952 |
Lunocycle (Lunar Bicycle) - better than Bessie the mule (from The Rolling Stones by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1952 |
Triple Airlock (from Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper) |
| 1952 |
Flat Cat (from The Rolling Stones by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1952 |
Menslator - mental translation (from Troubled Star by George O. Smith) |
| 1952 |
Broomstick - move in space (from Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1952 |
Barytrine Field - planet moving (from Troubled Star by George O. Smith) |
| 1952 |
Tiny Nuclear Generator (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Compulsive Subsonics - ads dodge your cortex (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Retinal Projection - put the ad right on the eyeball (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Automatic Pilot - a brief history (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Coffiest - coffee plus (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Hilsch Vortex Tube - Maxwell's demon lives! (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Prism Window - better plane window (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Airplane Window Ads - ads on clouds (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Chicken Little - vat-grown protein (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Soot-Extractor Nostril Plugs (Antisoot Plugs) - breathe easier (from The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| 1952 |
Recorded Books (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Visi-Sonor - emotional brain multi-media (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Monoline - overland sailing (from Big Planet by Jack Vance) |
| 1952 |
Ribbon World (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Nuclear-Field Depressor (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Wall-Light (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Flavor-Capsule (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Psychic Probe (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Stun Pistol (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Gas Giant - coined a phrase (from Solar Plexus by James Blish) |
| 1952 |
Pocket Projector (from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1952 |
Robot Cab Driver - everybody's got problems (from A Present for Pat by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1952 |
Panatrope - mutation for survival (from Surface Tension by James Blish) |
| 1952 |
Automated Wake-Up Call - the hotel wakes you up (from The Kokod Warriors by Jack Vance) |
| 1952 |
Mnemiphot (from The Kokod Warriors by Jack Vance) |
| 1952 |
Spray-On Gloves (from Abercrombie Station by Jack Vance) |
| 1952 |
Spray-On Clothing Web (from Abercrombie Station by Jack Vance) |
| 1952 |
Solar-powered Prefab House (from Ring Around the Sun by Clifford Simak) |
| 1952 |
Personal Solar Plant (from Ring Around the Sun by Clifford Simak) |
| 1952 |
Levitating Path (from A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1952 |
Electronic Spy (from Ring Around the Sun by Clifford Simak) |
| 1952 |
Kite-Copter Car (from The Kokod Warriors by Jack Vance) |
| 1953 |
Robot Door - stolid decision-maker (from Colony by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Sunlight Blocker (from Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1953 |
Stardrive - not faster than light (from Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1953 |
Self-Sufficient House (from Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1953 |
Robot Psyche Tester - gestalting device (from Colony by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Garbage Screen - chaff in space (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Space Wagon (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Space Flight Simulator (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Pushpot (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Magnetic-Soled Shoes - required for space walks (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Inflatable Air Lock - very early reference (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
The Shed - sf predecessor to the VAB (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Spacecraft Ejection Seat (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Zero-G Cups (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Thigh Grips (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Space Weakness (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Gravity-Simulator Harness - maintain muscle and bone in space (from Space Tug by Murray Leinster) |
| 1953 |
Legislation Analyzer - torn from the headlines (from The Trouble With Bubbles by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Green Bullet - carry your mentor with you (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Mechanical Hound - a fireman's best friend (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Parlor Wall (TV Parlor) - original big screen TV (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Seashell Radio (Thimble Radios) - original walkman (or ear buds) (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Electronic-Eyed Snake (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Salamander - it was a pleasure to burn (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Air-Propelled Train - silent mass transit (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Big Flue (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Spot-Wavex Scrambler - personalized mass media (from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) |
| 1953 |
Machine Evolution (from Second Variety by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Worldcraft Bubble (from The Trouble With Bubbles by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Torchship - a tail of flame (from Sky Lift by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1953 |
Pocket Phone (or pocketphone) - invention of the cell phone (from Assignment in Eternity by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1953 |
Sound Analysis (from Assignment in Eternity by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1953 |
Speedtalk (from Assignment in Eternity by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1953 |
R. Daneel Olivaw - I, robot (from Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1953 |
Robant (from The Impossible Planet by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Pinlight (from The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1953 |
Planoforming (from The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1953 |
Control Screen (from Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1953 |
Claws (Attack Robot) - screamers! (from Second Variety by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Sideglance Robe (from The Trouble With Bubbles by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Hypertracer (from Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1953 |
Ring Road - mag-lev old-style (from Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1953 |
Robot Pianist - robotic virtuoso (from Virtuoso by Herbert Goldstone) |
| 1953 |
Prime Radiant - the ultimate conference projector (from Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1953 |
Automatic Ticket Machine - your ticket to the stars (from Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1953 |
Short-Wave Surgical Knife (from Boomerang by Eric Frank Russell) |
| 1953 |
Permanent Skywriting (from Soap Opera by Alan Nelson) |
| 1953 |
Transcriber - an automated transcriptionist (from Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1953 |
Preserving Machine (from The Preserving Machine by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1953 |
Lens Image (from Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1954 |
Consumption Robots (from The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl) |
| 1954 |
House Trees - ultimate tree houses (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Boat-Tree (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Automatic Companion Robot - better than a puppy (from The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl) |
| 1954 |
Tri-Type Record - 3D reduced to two (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Universal Dictionary - grandfather of the electronic dictionary (from The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1954 |
Sentry Trees (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Radiant Shield (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Feeler-Planes - sensors for 3D models (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Pod-Chair (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Radiant - just like RFID (from The Houses of Iszm by Jack Vance) |
| 1954 |
Nanomachine Swarm (Black Cloud) - tiny machines work together (from The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem) |
| 1954 |
Copter Harness (from The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1954 |
Reading Plate - 50's style flat panel (from The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1954 |
Tanglefoot Field - non-lethal crowd control (from The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1954 |
TBR (Talk Between Robots) Circuit (from The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl) |
| 1954 |
Repair Robots - helpful droids (from The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem) |
| 1954 |
Law Clerk Robot (from The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl) |
| 1954 |
Metal Insects (from The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem) |
| 1954 |
Inorganic Evolution (from The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem) |
| 1954 |
Space Capsule (from Space Capsule by E.R. James) |
| 1954 |
Mnemonic Service (from Sucker Bait by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1954 |
Truth Meter - a 50's lie detector (from The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1954 |
Airmakers (from The Big Rain by Poul Anderson) |
| 1954 |
Self-Selling Robot (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Retinal Vid-Screen - implanted news screen (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Compassion Circuit (from Compassion Circuit by John Wyndham) |
| 1954 |
Commute Ship (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Visual Ad (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Central Guide-Beam (from Shell Game by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Sales Robot (Robot Salesman) - a robot makes the sales pitch (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Anti-Gerasone - drink and look younger (from Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) |
| 1954 |
Mechanical Bride - woman or robot (from The Mechanical Bride by Fritz Leiber) |
| 1954 |
Suit-Shield Fabric - protective mesh (from The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Lash-Tube (from The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Prethink - seeing the future (from The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Hopper (from Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1954 |
Hypno-Motor Control (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1954 |
Plastirobe - variations in opacity (from Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Scout-Base (from Diabologic by Eric Frank Russell) |
| 1955 |
Schrieber Analyzer (from Diabologic by Eric Frank Russell) |
| 1955 |
Nanny Robot - child-care robot with punch (from Nanny by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Swibble - mind control machine (from Service Call by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Probe Screen Hood - block the penetration of the mind (from The Hood Maker ('Immunity') by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Artigraft (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Aircab (from Time Crime by H. Beam Piper) |
| 1955 |
Visual Report Screen (from Nanny by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Multivac (from Franchise by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1955 |
Simulacrum Window (from Tunnel in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1955 |
Guard Robot (from The Hood Maker ('Immunity') by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Robot Surgeon-Hand - attached at the wrist (from War Veteran by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Bore-Pellets (from Foster, You're Dead by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Grill-Screen Adaptor (from Foster, You're Dead by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Inflatable Lunar Resort (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Unit Analyst Robot (from The Chromium Fence by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Robot Taxi (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Robot Gardener - gardening robot (from War Veteran by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Diabological Armory (from Diabologic by Eric Frank Russell) |
| 1955 |
Stiletto Beam - mysterious beam in vacuum (from Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1955 |
Monocab (from Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1955 |
Central City (Lunar Habitat) (from Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1955 |
Protine (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Dashboard TV (from The Chromium Fence by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Magnetic Grapple-Beams (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Autofac (Nanorobots) - a factory that can replicate itself (from Autofac by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Hand Wave Control (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Agile Recording Robot (from Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1955 |
Ramsbotham Gate - wormhole (from Tunnel in the Sky by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Hush Corner - noise reduction (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Sympathetic Block - psychological privacy (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Refurbished Nervous System - rewired for speed (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Landing-Grid (from Exploration Team by Murray Leinster) |
| 1956 |
Disposal-Safe (from Exploration Team by Murray Leinster) |
| 1956 |
Mutated Kodiak Bears (from Exploration Team by Murray Leinster) |
| 1956 |
Space-Boat (Rocket Boat) (from Exploration Team by Murray Leinster) |
| 1956 |
Space-Beacon (from Exploration Team by Murray Leinster) |
| 1956 |
Analogue - devolution through chemistry (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
PyrE - thought explosive (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Mechanical Jokester (from Jokester by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1956 |
Floating Lunar Dust (from Dust Rag by Hal Clement) |
| 1956 |
Dental Switchboard - tongue switching (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Teakettle - booster rocket (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Jaunte Stage - a little space to teleport (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Maximum-security Booth - high security phone system (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Robot Bartender - early mention (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Juvenile - sneaks around (from The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1956 |
Robotic Hand (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Living Advertising Character - meet Mr. Presto (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Anti-Heptant (from To Live Forever by Jack Vance) |
| 1956 |
Cider Press - acceleration made bearable (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Whisper Line (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Vacutubes (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Eetee (E.T - extraterrestrial) (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Bounce Tube - pneumatic tube system for people (from Double Star by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Empath - first use (from Empath by J.T. McIntosh) |
| 1956 |
Fottengill Process (from Gypped by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) |
| 1956 |
Planet Rules (from Drop Dead by Clifford Simak) |
| 1956 |
Internal Body Power Pack - AAAAAAAA size (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Sargasso Asteroid - scavenger planetoid (from The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester) |
| 1956 |
Central Computer (from The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1956 |
Stasis (Cold Sleep, Hibernation) (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Blue Collar Bot (from The Velvet Glove by Harry Harrison) |
| 1956 |
Undercover Detective Robot - who am I? (from The Velvet Glove by Harry Harrison) |
| 1956 |
Human Object Recognition - people making robotic life easier (from The Velvet Glove by Harry Harrison) |
| 1956 |
Diaspar Memory - everyone gets a copy (from The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1956 |
Saga - very early virtual reality reference (from The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1956 |
Matter Organizer (from The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1956 |
Alcoholic Reliever (from Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley) |
| 1956 |
Rex Regenerator (Mechanotherapist) - heavy duty therapy (from Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley) |
| 1956 |
Home Therapy Appliances, Inc. (from Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley) |
| 1956 |
Precog - see the future (from The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1956 |
Post-Crime - you're still a criminal (from The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1956 |
Precrime Analytical Wing - precogs babble, machines tabulate (from The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1956 |
Bendix Anxiety Reducer (from Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley) |
| 1956 |
Universal Checkbook - radioactive checking (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Thorsen Memory Tube (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Flexible Frank - the all-purpose household robot (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Hired Girl Robot - robotic floor maintenance (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Window-Willie - robot help for dirty windows (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Planet-Buster Bomb - destroy a planet (from Testing by J.J. Ferrat) |
| 1956 |
Biltong Life Form (from Pay for the Printer by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1956 |
Eager Beaver - your friendly robot helper (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Alcoholic Reliever (from Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley) |
| 1956 |
Drafting Dan - born before CAD (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Radioactive Coding for Checks (from The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1956 |
Solido (from Chance of a Lifetime by Milton Lesser) |
| 1957 |
Inter-Universal Messenger (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Tin Cabby (Flying Robotic Taxi) - mechacab (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
City Fathers - AI with centuries of experience (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Brood Assembly - first self reproducing automata (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Manshonyagger - fighting robot (from Mark Elf by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1957 |
Spindizzy - pick up your town and go (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Dirac Transmitter (also Tranceiver or Communicator) - instant communication (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Space Armor (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Crop Algae (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Peeper - unlock your inner dreams (from Shadow World by Clifford Simak) |
| 1957 |
Machine Surveillance - first mention of idea (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Battle Tank Display (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Eavesdropper - check if it's safe (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Accelerated Schooling Helmet (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Machine Psychologist - computer psychiatrist (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Anti-agathic drugs (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Proselytizing Robot (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Teleoperated Lab Robot (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Toposcope (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Teleoperated Beetle Car (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Fenton Silencer - early noise cancellation (from Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1957 |
Project X (from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand) |
| 1957 |
Roller (from Shadow World by Clifford Simak) |
| 1957 |
Needle-Gun (from Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1957 |
Glass Bees - tiny automatons (from The Glass Bees by Ernst Junger) |
| 1957 |
Accelerated Schooling (from Cities in Flight by James Blish) |
| 1957 |
Molecular Sieve (from Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1957 |
Storer-Gulls Wings - recreation for lunar colonists (from The Menace From Earth by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1957 |
Bats' Cave (from The Menace From Earth by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1957 |
Magnetic Control of Nebulae - by alien beings (from The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle) |
| 1958 |
Predictable Crime (from All the Troubles in the World by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1958 |
Machine Suicide (from All the Troubles in the World by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1958 |
Chin Plates - hands-free controls (from Have Space Suit - Will Travel by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1958 |
Edge Controls (from The Feeling of Power by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1958 |
Police Robot - a rookie cop bot (from Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison) |
| 1958 |
Pocket Computer - a PDA (from The Feeling of Power by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1958 |
Hypo Arm - tentacle with a needle (from Simulated Trainer by Harry Harrison) |
| 1958 |
Self-Service Cafeteria (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Nose Gun (from Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison) |
| 1958 |
Baby Robot - how cute! (from Brother Robot by Henry Slesar) |
| 1958 |
Computers Improve Computers (from The Feeling of Power by Isaac Asimov) |
| 1958 |
Metamen - live in a robot body (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Tik-Talker (from The Sign of the Tiger by Alan Nourse (w/Meyer)) |
| 1958 |
Life Detector Shield - an early mention of life sensors (from Cease Fire by Frank Herbert) |
| 1958 |
Life Detector - I see you! (from Cease Fire by Frank Herbert) |
| 1958 |
Para-Beam - light of paralysis (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Cone of Silence - the original sound-dampener (from Cease Fire by Frank Herbert) |
| 1958 |
Message Tree - communication standard for a world (from A Case of Conscience by James Blish) |
| 1958 |
Impactor Determines Composition (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Neutronic Shielding - monomolecular protection (from The Sign of the Tiger by Alan Nourse (w/Meyer)) |
| 1958 |
Espionage Machine - reading minds scientifically (from No, No, Not Rogov! by Cordwainer Smith) |
| 1958 |
Gyro Two-Wheeled Truck - a Segway truck (from The Sign of the Tiger by Alan Nourse (w/Meyer)) |
| 1958 |
Photosight - sees the highway (from The Sign of the Tiger by Alan Nourse (w/Meyer)) |
| 1958 |
Palm Plate - your hand is the key (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Flexible Wall Sheet Display - flexy flat panel (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Asteroid-Metal - raw materials from space (from The Mechanical Monarch by E.C. Tubb) |
| 1958 |
Ethical Suicide Parlor - don't be a drupelet (from Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) |
| 1959 |
Grass Carpet (from The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) |
| 1959 |
Electromechanical Educator (from The Fourth R by George O. Smith) |
| 1959 |
Neodog - smarter than Fido (from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1959 |
Talking Bomb - psych warfare (from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1959 |
Hands Free Helmet - chin up (from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1959 |
Metallic Marx (from The Robots Strike by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Mark IV Door Keeping Robot - automated rejection (from The Man Who Could Not Stop by A. Bertram Chandler) |
| 1959 |
Flying Eye - I see you (from The Repairman by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Robot Spectra Analyzer (from The Repairman by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Magnetically Floating Furniture - like sitting on a cloud (from The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) |
| 1959 |
Personality Death - you're dead to yourself (from Robot Justice by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Robotic Trash Can - watch it (from Robot Justice by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Robot Judge - before Dred (from Robot Justice by Harry Harrison) |
| 1959 |
Toy Testing Dummy (from War Game by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1959 |
Memo-Voice (from War Game by Philip K. Dick) |
| 1959 |
Powered Armor (or Powered Suit) - military exoskeleton (from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein) |
| 1959 |
Hyperspace Beacon - find your way between the stars (from The Repairman by Harry Harrison) |
