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Singularity In science, a condition in which spacetime breaks down; in society, a technological advance causes social conditions to break down.
(From All The Time In The World [1952] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Terminator Zone The area between solar illumination and shade.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Ovoid 3D Galactic Model A handheld display of a galaxy.
(From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Mental Static Device Cloak the minds of individuals with a kind of 'noise'.
(From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Farming Trantor Taking apart a vast city, and returning to farming the land.
(From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Photo Crystal (Cube) A small handheld display for a picture
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
Prosthetic Yachting Gloves Robotic gloves for sailors.
(From Mare Nostrum [2022] by Bruce Sterling) |
Maritime Robots Robots designed to perform every aspect of maintenance for a ship.
(From Mare Nostrum [2022] by Bruce Sterling) |
Slaver Sunflowers Plants evolved to reflect light to burn natural enemies.
(From World of Ptavvs [1965] by Larry Niven) |
Protoplast Artificial life, tougher than protoplasm.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Spaceward Lunar Hemisphere Another name for the lunar far side.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Control Helmet Direct control of a robot from the brain.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Solar-Powered Ball An autonomous round toy that powers itself.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Shock-Rod Knock out stick.
(From Mechanocracy [1932] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Space Charts A pictorial representation of suns in space.
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack Williamson) |
Cosmic Storm A vast tempest in space!
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack Williamson) |
Space-Contraction Drive Slip through endless interstellar space by making the distance smaller.
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack Williamson) |
Position Locator Display Screen shows the position of hundreds of aircraft;
(From Flight of the Eastern Star [1929] by Ed Earl Repp) |
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