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Gravity Beam An conical attractive ray, it pulls ships to their doom.
(From Wandl, The Invader [1932] by Ray Cummings) |
Robot Self-Assembly A robot separated into many pieces reassembles itself.
(From Meccano [1968] by Hugo Correa) |
Time Scoop Retrieved objects from other points in time.
(From Paycheck [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
Brain Rejuvenation Erase unnecessary parts of memory to make room for new impressions.
(From The Message From Space [1930] by David M. Speaker) |
Planet City A planet the surface of which is entirely covered over, forming one single city.
(From The Message From Space [1930] by David M. Speaker) |
Rom (Robot Operated Missiles) Intercontinental robotic weapons.
(From Breakfast at Twilight [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
Snake Boring Truck A long thin truck like a snake, with a boring tip.
(From Breakfast at Twilight [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
Menograph (Mind-Writer) Direct translation of thought to paper.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
Robot Surgery Robots operate an advance operating theater.
(From Secret of the Buried City [1939] by John Russell Fearn) |
Time Quake Too much energy applied to a time-fault may have started this.
(From Breakfast at Twilight [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
Galactic Damping Field A vast field of force emanating from the center of the galaxy.
(From Brain Wave [1953] by Poul Anderson) |
Meteoric Dust Cloud A vast cloud in space, through which the solar system moved for a decade.
(From Secret of the Buried City [1939] by John Russell Fearn) |
Helio-Dynamophores (Sun-Power-Generators) Photo-electric elements which transformed the solar heat direct into electric energy.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
Sealingsilk Transparent and flexible material, even against hard vacuum in space.
(From The Beat Cluster [1961] by Fritz Leiber) |
Precipitrons Filtration system to remove dust and other particulates from the atmosphere in space stations.
(From The Beat Cluster [1961] by Fritz Leiber) |
Sun-Quilt A colorful fabric with a silvered backing used to shield the interior of a living-globe from excessive sunlight.
(From The Beat Cluster [1961] by Fritz Leiber) |
Inflatable Living-Globe An inflatable bubble in space, suitable for human habitation.
(From The Beat Cluster [1961] by Fritz Leiber) |
Green Guk Algae that produces essential oxygen as a byproduct.
(From The Beat Cluster [1961] by Fritz Leiber) |
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