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| Bobble (Confinement Sphere) A sphere of force that entirely isolates the interior from the rest of the universe. (From The Peace War [1984] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Boarding Space-Line A method for two ships to connect at a distance, allowing a passenger to move safely between ships. (From Tyrann [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Absolute Black A material which, when covering an object, will reflect no light whatsoever. (From The Shadow and the Flash [1903] by Jack London) |
| Wall in the Air An invisible barrier that protects an entire island or city. (From Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star [1887] by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné) |
| Computers Can Dream A sufficiently complex AI computer can have activity similar to that of a human dreaming. (From 2010: Odyssey Two [1982] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Computer Play Time Allowing a computer to take time off from serious problems improves its performance. (From Point of View [1975] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Science Fiction Literature that interweaves "the revealed truths of Science" with a "pleasing story" that is "poetical and true." (From A Little Earnest Book Upon a Great Old Subject [1851] by William Wilson) |
| Public Call A form of communication in which a group of people would remain isolated, but through technology could see and hear each other. (From The Machine Stops [1909] by E.M. Forster) |
| Deflector In this case a gravity deflector, but the first use of the word 'deflector'. (From Islands in the Air [1929] by L.H. Morrow) |
| Black Hole A massive space object that emits no light. (From Rift in Space [1937] by Paul Ernst) |
| Danler Spacial Chart A representation of space around a ship. (From Star Ship Invincible [1935] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Sink Hole of Space A rip in space, a hole that pulls in passing objects. (From Star Ship Invincible [1935] by Frank K. Kelly) |
| Vacuum Tractor A small transport used on the surface of the moon, in vacuum. (From Moonwalk [1952] by H.B. Fyfe) |
| Moonwalk To traverse the Earth's moon on foot, in a space suit. (From Moonwalk [1952] by H.B. Fyfe) |
| Electronic Brain Inorganic matter functioning as a source of intelligence and action. (From Alchemy of Outer Space [1938] by D.L. James) |
| Life Wand Shoots a powerful ray of energy. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Martian City The habitation of intelligent Martians. (From Across the Zodiac [1880] by Percy Greg) |
| Vapor Cloud Corrosive gas destroys ships. (From The Cosmic Poachers [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
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