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Science Fiction Dictionary: Ideas, Terms and Technology
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3878 Inventions Available)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U
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Device Name |
Book/Story |
Author |
Date |
Zag House A means of implanting dreams. |
First He Died (Time and Again) |
Simak |
1951 |
Zed-Ray A penetrating beam that would disclose the details inside of a closed object. |
Blood of the Moon |
Cummings |
1936 |
Zero 'g' (Zero Gee) In a ship in orbit, in free fall. |
Islands in the Sky |
Clarke |
1952 |
Zeroentropy Spray A method of reducing the disorder of an object as much as possible, reducing the temperature close to absolute zero. |
Gather, Darkness! |
Leiber |
1943 |
Zero-G Ashtray An ashtray designed for use on a space station. |
Waldo |
Heinlein |
1942 |
Zero-G Cups Cups that were specially designed to be usable under zero gravity conditions. |
Space Tug |
Leinster |
1953 |
Zero-Gravity A state in which gravity is effectively absent or cancelled out. |
If Science Reached the Earth's Core |
Binder |
1938 |
Zero-Ray Inflicts a fatal frostbite on living tissue. |
An Adventure in Futurity |
Smith |
1931 |
Zero-Time Jail A building in which an energy field prevents time from passing. |
A World Out of Time |
Niven |
1976 |
Zeta-Ray Makes and maintains vast holes - even in ocean water! |
The Death Cloud |
Schachner (w. AL Zagat) |
1931 |
Zip Paper Very thin display like a single sheet of paper. |
Mariposa |
Bear |
2009 |
Zoo Fences Caustic water moat |
The Dosadi Experiment |
Herbert |
1977 |
Zoom Call Visaphone System An amazingly early description of a modern zoom call on a big screen monitor. |
John Jones's Dollar |
Keeler |
1915 |
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