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"Science fiction is the very literature of change. In fact, it is the only such literature we have."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Retinal Implant | ||
| An implanted device that can record and transmit what the person sees. |
| "Recording and relaying, Chief," Finnuala said with a hint of triumph. Her eyes with their retinal implants were unblinking as they tracked him. "And I don't need to tell you this is a public building. Knowing what happens here is a public right under the fourth coronation proclamation." |
| Technovelgy from The Neutronium Alchemist,
by Peter F. Hamilton. Published by Macmillan Publishers in 1997 Additional resources -
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