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| Universal Card A device that mimics every credit card and identification card you possess. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Sonic Curtain (Sound Lock) An undersea sound curtain that keeps larger animals out. (From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Credit Wake The electronic trail of our transactions across the Net. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Ultrawave Relay or Hyperwave Relay Instantaneous, faster-than-light communication system. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Fatline A communications technology that provides immediate communication between star systems; faster-than-light communication. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Can City A cylindrical space habitat. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Ram Field A specialized version of the hydrogen-gathering field for a Bussard Ramjet. (From Protector [1973] by Larry Niven) |
| Telescreen Very early use of the idea of using technology to monitor human activity at a distance. (From 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [1948] by George Orwell) |
| Invisibility The idea that it is possible to make a person invisible using some sort of optical technology to alter the body. (From The Invisible Man [1897] by H.G. Wells) |
| Pocket Nucleo-Bulb (Atomo Bulb) A nuclear-powered pocket-sized flashlight. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Heat Ray First use of what appears to be a laser weapon. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Biological Warfare The use of microorganisms to defeat an enemy; this is the first reference in science fiction that I can find to this concept. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Tripod An enormous metallic robot. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Syrup Sac A device used to provide an efficient source of nutrition to Meks, servants of the aristocrats of Earth. (From The Last Castle [1967] by Jack Vance) |
| Celestial Armamentarium A small crystal planetarium, in which the stars and planets surrounding Aerlith are seen. (From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance) |
| Luminescent Vial A glass tube full of luminescent algae; used to provide some measure of light underground. (From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance) |
| Speedtalk A constructed language that uses a single sound to stand for a word, achieving great improvements in communication speed. (From Gulf [1949] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Sound Analysis Improving language teaching by showing the waveform of a spoken word or phrase, and comparing it to standard speech. (From Gulf [1949] by Robert Heinlein) |
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