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| Ship's Magnetic Plates (Magnetic Mooring) Keeps a mining ship attached to the surface of an asteroid. (From Asteroid of Gold [1932] by Clifford Simak) |
| Bethé blasters Powerful enough to destroy a flying city. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Photic Borer (Artesian Ray) A ray of energy that illuminates a cross-section of Earth as it goes through solid earth and rock. (From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
| Automatic Shell A projectile that bores through obstacles - even the Earth! (From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
| Magnetic Shell A munition that is powerfully attracted to ferrous ships. (From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton) |
| Sensitive Robot Fingers Special sensory capabilities of robotic appendages. (From The Exile of Time [1931] by Ray Cummings) |
| Tractatruck Combination tractor and truck used for hauling and exploration. (From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell) |
| Building With Lunar Materials Using a planet's materials to make what you need. (From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell) |
| Kundrenaline Revives even a dead man's heart. (From The Hands of Aten [1931] by H.G. Winter) |
| Synthetic Food Factories Food production without soil. (From The Revolt of the Machines [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| Atomic Pistol Reduces the target to atomic dust. (From Mutiny on Mercury [1932] by Clifford Simak) |
| Torpoon Clever portmanteau of "torpedo" and "harpoon", an underwater whaling craft. (From Seed of the Arctic Ice [1932] by H.G. Winter) |
| Electro-Magnet Anchor Attach a line to a spacecraft hull. (From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| Isolation Barrage Device prevents eavesdropping. (From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
| Mirror Grid Multiple-View Surveillance Panel Very modern presentation combining multiple camera viewpoints, selectable using one monitor screen. (From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
| Vacuum Cylinder Traveling first class, but like mail, in a tube system. (From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
| Etheroneph Spacefraft fueled by radioactive materials. (From Red Star [1908] by Aleksandr Bogdanov) |
| Minus-Matter Material that negates weight. (From Red Star [1908] by Aleksandr Bogdanov) |
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