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Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
This novel won the Nebula award in 1967 (co-winner with Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes). It is a classic story, combining many fascinating characters and an interplanetary war that is ultimately stopped by a famous poet and her intuitive understanding of language and meaning.
(Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany)
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Antigravity Globe Arena |
Babel-17 - words are telling |
Decorative Implant - gadget surgery |
Discorporaphone |
Discorporate Sector |
Filing Crystal |
Morgue (Recall Stage) |
Stellarimeter |
Tensile Memory Polarized Matter |
Transparent Platisplasm Cage |
TW-55 Spy |
Vivatape |
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