Glossary of Science Fiction Ideas and Inventions
( 1854 Inventions Available)

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Device Name Book/Story Author Date
Kamikaze Andy - not Threepio Tekwar Shatner  1989
Karatand Stand on Zanzibar Brunner  1968
Kemplerer (Klemperer) Rosette - planets without a sun Ringworld Niven  1970
Key Club - by booth id only Flash Crowd Niven  1972
Killer Insect Robot Runaway Crichton  1985
Kinagram - moving letters Anathem Stephenson  2008
Kinetiscope Appliance - like a PDA When the Sleeper Wakes Wells  1899
Kingdom in a Box The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age Lem  1965
King's Free Park - a long narrow park Cloak of Anarchy Niven  1972
Kipple - non-recycled paper. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Dick  1968
Kitchen Korner - smarty fridge Idoru Gibson  1996
Kite-Copter Car The Kokod Warriors Vance  1952
Knockdown Cabin - portable shelter Coventry Heinlein  1940
Knowledge Engine - machine-made expertise Gulliver's Travels Swift  1726
Korsakov's - mind control Mona Lisa Overdrive Gibson  1988
Krimskell Fiber - better than zip strips Dune Herbert  1965
Kuang Grade Mark Eleven Penetration Program Neuromancer Gibson  1984

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Didn't find what you were looking for?
Want to Submit an Item? Comments? Corrections? Contact us!

Technovelgy.com is devoted to the creative inventions, devices and technology of science fiction authors and movie makers. Look for the Science Fiction Invention Category that interests you, the 1,800+ item Glossary of Science Fiction Inventions, the Timeline of Science Fiction Inventions, or see what's New. Don't miss the thousands of science fiction made real stories - Science Fiction in the News.

 

 

 

 

 

Science Fiction
in the News

AirRobot Micro-UAV 'Fairies' In Shakespeare Play
re: Various
(11/19/2009)

Paralysis Ray Uses Photocontrolled Molecular Switch
re: Arthur K. Barnes
(11/19/2009)

Brine Wells May Swallow Towns
re: Sigizmund Krzhizhanowsky
(11/18/2009)

Will In-Vitro Meat Change Our Lives?
re: H. Beam Piper
(11/18/2009)

Walky iPhone Finger Gesture Robot Controller
re: Douglas Adams
(11/17/2009)

OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown Foils Carjacker
re: Keith Laumer
(11/17/2009)

Robot Martial Arts Videos
re: Roger Zelazny
(11/16/2009)

Interactive TV Patent From Sony
re: Ray Bradbury
(11/15/2009)

Smart Contact Lens With Power Harvesting Circuits
re: Niven And Barnes
(11/15/2009)

'Significant Amount' Of Lunar Water Found
re: Robert Heinlein
(11/14/2009)

FOXP2 Tweak Yields Planet Of The Apes?
re: Various
(11/14/2009)

Lev, Theremin-Playing Robot
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(11/13/2009)

XT-1 Micro Mouse With Blazing Speed
re: Maurice A. Hugi
(11/13/2009)

Escape Pods, Refuge Of ISS Astronauts From Space Junk
re: George Lucas
(11/12/2009)

Steerable Bowling Ball Is A Cheesy Spherical Robot
re: Various
(11/11/2009)

Bio-Mechanics And Micro-Robotic Flight
re: Raymond Z. Gallun
(11/11/2009)

Farming Detroit Like Trantor
re: Isaac Asimov
(11/11/2009)

Smarter Rats Via Transgenic Over-Expression Of NR2B Gene
re: Daniel Keyes
(11/10/2009)

Sleepbox Like Niven's Napcap
re: Larry Niven
(11/10/2009)

555 KUBIK - If A House Was Dreaming
re: J.G. Ballard
(11/6/2009)

Spray-On Skin For Burns From ReCell Kit
re: Philip K. Dick
(11/6/2009)

Gregory Benford On Artificial Biological Selection for Longevity
re: Gregory Benford
(11/5/2009)

Overwhelming Enemy Cognitive Abilities
re: Randall Garrett
(11/5/2009)

Star Trek Replicator For Space Station?
re: Gene Roddenberry
(11/5/2009)

 

 

Home | Glossary | Invention Timeline | Category | New | Contact Us | FAQ | Advertise |
Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction™

Copyright© Technovelgy LLC; all rights reserved.