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| Ray Pistol A handheld device for projecting radiative force of some kind. (From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell) |
| Altitude Suit Special gear for venturing out at high altitude or even space. (From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell) |
| Space Station One Describes an early space station similar to the International Space Station, that grew over time by accretion. (From The Sands of Mars [1951] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Jumpship A spaceship capable of making interstellar jumps, that is, it could move over vast distances instantaneously. (From The Lady Was A Tramp [1957] by Rose Sharon) |
| Pneumatic-Tube Zone The portion of a city that is served by direct tubes to each dwelling. (From Mechanocracy [1932] by Miles J. Breuer) |
| Vandelite Gun An artillery device that freezes the explosive material for firing so it doesn't explode in the gun when it fires. (From The World Masters [1903] by George Griffith) |
| Aerial Navies Use of vast numbers of air-ships (planes) to overwhelm land defenses. (From The World Masters [1903] by George Griffith) |
| Death-Ray A thin ray of electric light that melts flesh away from the bone. (From The World Masters [1903] by George Griffith) |
| Hypomatrin A spinal anesthetic that allows the reformation of personality. (From The Confession of Dr. DeKalb [1939] by Stanton A. Coblentz) |
| Invisibility Magnets They can cloak a space ship by bending light around it. (From Redmask of the Outlands [1934] by Nat Schachner) |
| Wine Pellets Fine wine in convenient, dried form. (From Redmask of the Outlands [1934] by Nat Schachner) |
| Penetron A synthetic substance that is opaque unless penetrated by infra-red. (From Redmask of the Outlands [1934] by Nat Schachner) |
| Hypno-Ligation A means of psychological control over an individual. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Jump Instantaneous movement over vast distances, points many light-years apart. (From Invaders From The Infinite [1932] by John W. Campbell) |
| Slide Rule w/Radio Attachment Slide rule communicates results immediately with computer. (From Mission to the Stars [1955] by A.E. van Vogt) |
| Smart Piston Spokes A car that uses a set of pistons that feels and reacts to the surface to move around. (From Heavy Weather [1994] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Flexible Car Map A nonrigid map that extrudes from the dashboard of a car when needed. (From Heavy Weather [1994] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Robots Refuse To Serve Man When robots evolve their own perspectives, and ultimately refuse to act as servants to human beings. (From The Mentanicals [1934] by Francis Flagg) |
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