Glossary of Science Fiction Ideas and Inventions
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Device Name Book/Story Author Date
Ablative Heat (Reentry) Shield - very early reference Triplanetary Smith  1934
Absolute Black - so dark, you can't see it Restaurant at the End of the Universe Adams  1980
Accelerated Schooling Cities in Flight Blish  1957
Acceleration Chair The Mote in God's Eye Niven (w/J. Pournelle)  1974
Acceleration Couch The Mote in God's Eye Niven (w/J. Pournelle)  1974
Acceleration Shell The Forever War Haldeman  1974
Acceleration-tank - very early reference Triplanetary Smith  1934
Accu-Terrain Floor Natulife Brin  1994
Actinoscope Ralph 124c 41 + Gernsback  1911
Advertising Airship Blade Runner Scott  1982
Aerial Telegraph Edison's Conquest of Mars Serviss  1898
Aeriduct (Rain Maker) - watch for showers A Journey In Other Worlds Astor IV  1894
Aerocar - first use of idea? The Abduction of Alexandra Seine Smale  1900
Aerostat Monitor - a small flying platform The Diamond Age Stephenson  1995
Agfom Potent-Shot - picture the future Clans of the Alphane Moon Dick  1964
Agony Box - testing for humans Heretics of Dune Herbert  1984
Agricultural Robot Pest Controller - picking off the pests Runaway Crichton  1985
Agricultural World Foundation Asimov  1951
Air Blast - the first air dryer Coventry Heinlein  1940
Airboarding Halting State Stross  2007
AIRE - reverse engineering software Mother of Storms Barnes  1994
Airlock Skylark of Space Smith  1928
Air-o-Stat Satellite Five Barnes  1938
Airplane Window Ads - ads on clouds The Space Merchants Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)  1952
Air-Propelled Train - silent mass transit Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury  1953
Air-Ship (VTOL Airship) The Angel of the Revolution Griffith  1893
Air-Tight Dress Edison's Conquest of Mars Serviss  1898
Air-to-Surface Missile - first use of concept The Angel of the Revolution Griffith  1893
Alcoholic Reliever Bad Medicine Sheckley  1956
Alcohol-Sensing System The Game Players of Titan Dick  1963
Alderson Point - a wormhole to the stars The Mote in God's Eye Niven (w/J. Pournelle)  1974
Alibi Archive - personal recording Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) Sawyer  2003
Alien Tarantula Engine City MacLeod  2003
Allswell Anathem Stephenson  2008
AM-280 Needle Rifle A Matter For Men Gerrold  1983
Analogue - devolution through chemistry The Stars My Destination Bester  1956
Andy - an artificial human Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Dick  1968
Annihilator Beam The Conquest of Gola Stone  1931
Ansible - the ultimate long distance phone Rocannon's World LeGuin  1966
Answerboard - good name for it Rainbows End Vinge  2006
Anti-agathic drugs Cities in Flight Blish  1957
Anti-Gerasone - drink and look younger Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Vonnegut  1954
Anti-Gravity Belt Armageddon: 2419 A.D. Nowlan  1928
Anti-Onc Cream - cancer remedy Earth Brin  1990
Anti-Spying Device Foundation Asimov  1951
Antithermal Shield The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Dick  1964
Apergy (Apergion) - antigravity substance Across the Zodiac Greg  1880
Arachnofiber Uniforms - Spidey delivers pizza Snow Crash Stephenson  1992
Architectural Coral - build to any shape A Gift From Earth Niven  1968
Arcology (Soleri) - maximize your green space Oath of Fealty Pournelle (w/L. Niven)  1981
Armored Clothing - modern armor The Dosadi Experiment Herbert  1977
Art-Derm - spray-on skin Dr. Futurity Dick  1960
Artificial eye - first use of this idea? Galactic Patrol Smith  1937
Artificial Gill Outfit We Can Remember It For You Wholesale Dick  1966
Artificial Planet Star Maker Stapledon  1937
Artificial Womb - very early use of concept Brave New World Huxley  1932
Artificially Grown Organs A Gift From Earth Niven  1968
Artiforg Ubik Dick  1969
Artif-Org Cantata 140 Dick  1964
A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) Shuteye for the Timebroker Di Filippo  2006
Assassin Bird - genetically engineered Sparrowhawk Easton  1990
Assault Ship The Forever War Haldeman  1974
Asteroid Claim Law Jurisdiction Schachner  1941
Asteroid Mining - ore from space Love Among The Robots McDowell  1946
Asteroid Mining Robot Catch That Rabbit Asimov  1944
Asteroid-Metal - raw materials from space The Mechanical Monarch Tubb  1958
Astrogation (to Astrogate) - steer to the stars Methuselah's Children Heinlein  1941
Atlotl/Gibiril Regimen - regrow and rejuvenate The Godmakers Herbert  1972
Atmosphere Control The Mote in God's Eye Niven (w/J. Pournelle)  1974
Atmosphere Tester The Emperor of the Stars Schachner (w. AL Zagat)  1931
Atmospheric Advertising - write it on the clouds In the Year 2889 Verne  1889
Atomic Bomb - very early reference The Crack of Doom Cromie  1895
Atomic Microscopy The Crack of Doom Cromie  1895
Atomic-Powered Lifting Suits The Brain Pirates Campbell  1938
Attractive Ray - first use of idea? Crashing Suns Hamilton  1928
Attractor - come hither and stay still The Conquest of Gola Stone  1931
Audio Relay - personal RFID transceiver The Puppet Masters Heinlein  1951
Auto Course-Finding Pilot Clans of the Alphane Moon Dick  1964
Autocab Between Planets Heinlein  1951
Autodoc - automated medical device Ringworld Niven  1970
Autofac (Nanorobots) - a factory that can replicate itself Autofac Dick  1955
Automated Alarm The Kokod Warriors Vance  1952
Automated Apartment Maintenance Ubik Dick  1969
Automated DNA Typing - from one drop Gattaca Niccol  1997
Automated Hotel Reservation Methuselah's Children Heinlein  1941
Automated Restaurant - food from robots A Princess of Mars Burroughs  1912
Automated Sentry - automatic face recognition Darwin's Children Bear  2003
Automated Surface Measurement - 100 years before cgi needed it When the Sleeper Wakes Wells  1899
Automated Taxi Sagramanda Foster  2006
Automated Travel Bureau Friday Heinlein  1982
Automatic Commercial Deletion - no more commercials Satellite Five Barnes  1938
Automatic Door - like a roll top desk When the Sleeper Wakes Wells  1899
Automatic Gun - targets without human intervention The Andromeda Strain Crichton  1969
Automatic Hotel (Hotel Hendrix) - the hotel is your host Altered Carbon Morgan  2003
Automatic Light Switch The Man Who Sold The Moon Heinlein  1950
Automatic Massager - robot masseuse Far Centaurus van Vogt  1944
Automatic Pilot - a brief history The Space Merchants Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)  1952
Automatic Reversed Memory - EEG in reverse Brain Control Cummins  1937
Automatic Speeding Fine Old Fireball Schachner  1941
Automatic Ticket Machine - your ticket to the stars Second Foundation Asimov  1953
Automatic Vein Finder The Andromeda Strain Crichton  1969
Automaton Chessplayer - the first chess-playing computer Moxon's Master Bierce  1910
Autonomic Cab The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Dick  1964
Autonomic Food-Processing System - untouched by humans Cantata 140 Dick  1964
Autonomic Interviewer - pape's proxy The Zap Gun Dick  1965
Autonomic Plow Clans of the Alphane Moon Dick  1964
Autoporter - personal baggage handler The Shockwave Rider Brunner  1975
Autosecretary (Autosec) - clipping service for the net Earth Brin  1990
Autosurgeon - doctor's robot helper Altered Carbon Morgan  2003
Auto-Treadmills (Needle-Gym) Natulife Brin  1994
Ava - she wants to be taught The Calcutta Chromosome Ghosh  1995
Avatar - godlike poseurs Snow Crash Stephenson  1992
Avatar Construction Set - build your virtual self Snow Crash Stephenson  1992
Axolotl Tank - device for regeneration Dune Messiah Herbert  1969

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