 |
The Jester by William Tenn:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Excellent short story by Tenn (a pseudonym of Philip Klass) depicts a famous comedian who orders a fancy robotic butler with a new-fangled joke-telling feature.
('The Jester' by William Tenn)
Select an invention:
Butler-Valet Robot |
Flavor-Fix Rheostat - perfect flavor every time |
Meson Filter - a robotic sense of humor |
Robot Comedian - laughs at its own jokes |
Teledar - 3D TV |
Variable Modifier - snicker or belly laugh |
Vocalex Kitchen - auto eats |
Technovelgy.com is devoted
to the creative inventions of science fiction authors and movie makers. Look
for the Science Fiction Invention Category that
interests you, the Glossary of Science Fiction
Inventions, the Timeline of Science Fiction
Inventions, or see what's New.
Find new authors and technologies - Shop for yourself,
your library and your lab.
Science
Fiction
in the News
re: Michael Crichton
(6/23/2026)
re: Neal Stephenson
(6/22/2026)
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/21/2026)
re: Iain M. Banks
(6/19/2026)
re: Frank Herbert
(6/17/2026)
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/15/2026)
re: William Gibson
(6/13/2026)
re: Greg Bear
(6/11/2026)
re: Nat Schachner
(6/9/2026)
re: Clifford Simak
(6/5/2026)
re: Makoto Yukimura
(6/3/2026)
re: Paul Ernst
(6/1/2026)
re: Schachner and Zagat
(5/29/2026)
re: Theodore Sturgeon
(5/27/2026)
