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| E-Suit (Environmental Suit) A forcefield that encloses air and heat around the body, but does not repel objects or radiation. (From Chindi [2002] by Jack McDevitt) |
| Neutron Disruption Blaster Beam pistol which splits neutrons into protons and electrons, releasing enormous energy. (From The Complete Paratime [1951] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Embryonic Robots Very small robots, possibly a very early reference to nanotechnology in science fiction. (From Counter Clock World [1967] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Tumblebug A monocycle; a motorcycle that balances on a single wheel. (From The Roads Must Roll [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Olfactory Wakeup Call An alarm clock that works by wafting scents your way. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Needlecast A tightbeam transmission of your very being. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Synthetic Sleeve An artificial body, into which a person can be downloaded. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Illuminum A metal that glows with its own light. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| External Eyelenses Way retro means of correcting vision problems in human beings. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Mandroid A humanoid robot; a robot in the shape of a person. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Personal Force-Shield A portable force-shield small enough to be carried by a single man. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Cortical Stack Implanted hardware device that contains a backup copy of your mental self. (From Altered Carbon [2003] by Richard Morgan) |
| Kemplerer (Klemperer) Rosette Planets without a sun; they orbit a central point. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Copter Harness A single person flying machine. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Veldt A nursery that comes alive for the viewer. (From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Tanglefoot Field A force field that would not harm but merely entangle and stop anyone (or anything) caught in it. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Universal Dictionary A machine that provided references to anything known. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Reading Plate A flat screen that provided computer output for viewing. (From The Star Beast [1954] by Robert Heinlein) |
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