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| Green Bullet A very compact (for 1950) radio transceiver, worn in the ear like a hearing aid. (From Fahrenheit 451 [1953] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Superconductor of Heat A light metal that accepts heat applied to its surface, and then dissipates the energy throughout the material, leaving the temperature of the material unchanged. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Acceleration Couch A chair designed for use in during periods of high acceleration (multiple gravities). (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Pocket Computer A pocket-sized computer. (From The Feeling of Power [1958] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Langston Field A protective energy shield. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Gee Bath Essentially a waterbed designed to help older or untrained people cope with high acceleration aboard spacecraft. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Acceleration Chair A specially-designed chair used to help crew stay mobile during periods of high acceleration. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Atmosphere Control Recently terraformed planets require constant maintenance. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Alderson Point One end of a tramline, a path between stars that can be traversed using a hyperdrive engine. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Laser Cannon A laser source powerful enough to provide significant light pressure to a "light sail." (From Neutron Star [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Tramline The line along which hyperspace (instantaneous travel) travel is possible. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Extra-Factual Memory A "memory" placed in a person's mind by artifice, rather than by real life experience. (From We Can Remember It For You Wholesale [1966] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Transmit-Paper Paper form with a built-in capability to transmit the information written with a stylus to a remote computer network. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Go-Buggy A ground-only vehicle. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Implanted Tranceiver Device enables two-way communication with needing to carry a device. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Crechepod A small, enclosed medical device providing full life support as well as advanced regrowth technologies. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Atlotl/Gibiril Regimen A method of altering the flow of energy in the body to aid in regrowth of damaged or missing tissue. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Polawindow A window-sized polarizer filter that allows changes in light intensity and color. (From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
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