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    Second Foundation by  Isaac Asimov: 
      Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
    The final novel of the Foundation trilogy; will psychohistory get back on track and bring peace to the galaxy? You've read the first two books; this is more of the same great stuff. (Also, take a look at the inventive ideas from Asimov's first and second books in the trilogy - Foundation and Foundation and Empire.) Select
      an invention: 
    
         Farming Trantor  Taking apart a vast city, and returning to farming the land.
           
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         Hypertracer  A device that allows a pursuer to follow a spaceship through hyperspace.
           
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         Lens Image  A presentation of the night sky, calculated for any planet or point in space.
           
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         Visicastor  A person who presents video broadcasts.
           
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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. 
  
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