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| Cyborg Pilot A combination of a human being (at least the thinking part) and a machine. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Mike (Mycroft Holmes - Fair Dinkum Thinkum) A large computer that woke up - an artificially intelligent, self-aware machine. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Hush Hood A device that cancels noise, ensuring that others cannot overhear. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Electronic Book An early reference and description of electronic book hardware and operation. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Vibratory Mass Penetrator A device that allows a person to walk through earth and even solid rock. (From Rock Diver [1951] by Harry Harrison) |
| Bio-Energy The first reference to extracting electricity from organic materials. (From Gulliver's Travels [1726] by Jonathan Swift) |
| Helmet-Mounted Display Screen A small electronic display mounted for easy viewing. (From Rock Diver [1951] by Harry Harrison) |
| Espionage Machine A machine that makes it possible to experience the sensations of another person at a distance. (From No, No, Not Rogov! [1958] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Monsters Manufactured Dr. Moreau demonstrates the plasticity of the organic form. (From The Island of Dr. Moreau [1896] by H.G. Wells) |
| T.I.E. Fighter (Tie Fighter) A highly maneuverable fighter spacecraft using an ion drive propulsion system. (From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas) |
| Spinnerettes A device that will unspool a nanowire filament and then pull it back in. (From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 1D Diamond Crystal A continuous pseudo-one dimensional diamond crystal- maybe a nanotube? (From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Operation Cleanup The program that removed space debris in LEO that could harm the space elevator. (From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Standish A beam weapon of frightful intensity. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Tractor Beam A force field used to pull objects. (From Spacehounds of IPC [1931] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Ether-Wall An invisibility field. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Light Pressure Propulsion First mention of the idea that light itself could be a form of propulsion for spacecraft. (From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne) |
| EverRest Cryotorium Rest forever in cryonic suspension among the stars. (From Flare [1992] by Roger Zelazny) |
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