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1A.S.P.BBBTravelTime Travel

A.S.P.
Also known as Anchor Shot Pro, Dr. Quickly's special camera that he uses to track anchor objects.

2Academy of Temporal SciencesBBBResearch InstitutesInstitutes

Academy of Temporal Sciences
Also known as ATS.

3Ambrose CybergenicsBBBCompaniesTechnology Companies

Ambrose Cybergenics
Chronothon sponsor that holds the oiiginal patent for tracing, the process of reading time travelers' timestream signatures from the gravitites in their bodies.

4The Ascension GunBBBProductsSporting Goods

The Ascension Gun
The time traveler's high tech version of a grappling hook.

5Bellini & PhillipsBBBFinancial CompaniesFinancial Services

Bellini & Phillips
Mob bank with whom Ben unknowingly signed a contract.

6ChronometerBBBTravelTime Travel

Chronometer
Dr. Quickly's time travel device, worn on wrist like a watch.

7DegravitizerBBBTravelTime Travel

Degravitizer
One of Dr. Quickly's inventions that removes gravitites from inanimate objects.

8Digi-ComBBBCompaniesTechnology Companies

Digi-Com
Chronothon sponsor.

9Digi-lensesBBBTechnologyAudiovisual Devices

Digi-lenses
Cpmputer glasses that Milo is wearing when Ben meets him, which he calls "old tech", though he grew up in the 2140s.

10The Journal of Dr. Harold QuicklyBBBLiteratureBooks-Biography

The Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly
Dr. Quickly's journal, which he gave to Ben in the first book of the series, In Times Like These.

11McSweeney's Traveling CircusBBBEntertainmentCircuses

McSweeney's Traveling Circus
Circus in Pucketsville.

12Organism GunBBBWeaponsGuns

Organism Gun
Jonah's dad's invention that makes people feel like they're having thirty-minute organisms, also known as orgasms, in their minds.

13St. Petersburg Temporal Studies SocietyBBBResearch InstitutesInstitutes

St. Petersburg Temporal Studies Society
Dr. Quickly's institute.

14T.P.T.BBBTechnologyCommunication Devices

T.P.T.
Tachyon Pulse Transmitter. It's like a telephone for time travelers.

15Temprovibe 5BBBTravelTime Travel

Temprovibe 5
Viznir's chronometer. It's got much faster grid link times than the previous models, but it functions gridless as well. It also has a built-in spectrometer for reading the timestream you're in and it will auto-lock if you're not making good contact with your anchor.

16Time GateBBBTravelTime Travel

Time Gate
Geo takes Ben through his first time gate on his way to his mother's house.

17United MachineBBBCompaniesTechnology Companies

United Machine
Chronothon sponsor.

18Wittgenstein ManeuverBBBTravelTime Travel

Wittgenstein Maneuver
Time travel technique.

FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
19August 29, 1966Dates20th Century: 60sEvents

August 29, 1966
Ben and Mym attend the Beatles' last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

20July 16, 1969Dates20th Century: 60sEvents

July 16, 1969
Ben and Mym watch the launch of the Apollo 11 rocket in Florida.

21May 18, 1973Dates20th Century: 70sEvents

May 18, 1973
Ben and Mym arrive in Brooklyn 1973, where Mym picks up a pair of purple suede roller skates at a thrift store. The couple head to Italian restaurant Angelina's on Mulberry Street, but a vagrant stumbles into Ben, dragging him into the future.

22May 19, 1973Dates20th Century: 70sEvents

May 19, 1973
Geo picks Ben up and takes him to his mother's house, where Ben agrees to participate in the Chronothon.

MAKE BELIEVE MAP
23The NeverwhereMapWorldsPlaces-misc

The Neverwhere
Where time travelers end up when jumping without an anchor.

24PucketsvilleMapUrban AreasCities-U.S.

Pucketsville
Small town, current location of McSweeney's Traveling Circus.

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