He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients.
Or, staying with the marine motif, perhaps it could be conceived of as a majestic jellyfish.
A more recent piece of science fiction than Shelley's, Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park", conceived of the resurrection of dinosaurs.
He initially conceived of a giant flame rock as the villain's backdrop because his weapon of destruction shoots fire and metal.
Still, from a current perspective, some aspects of Airbus' "Concept Plane" sound so utopian, it seems only a descendent of Jules Verne could have conceived of them.
General Jan Dodonna conceived of the A-wing starfighter design after analyzing the role raw speed played in the Battle of Yavin, and researching the performance of Tammuz-an R-22 Spearhead fighters.
