Art by Frank R. Paul for Hugo Gernsback’s “Ralph 124C 41+” in “Amazing Stories Quarterly,” Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1929).
“The nearer he drew to earth, the more his dread of the coming ordeal increased. He was by no means sure that he could bring Alice back to life; it was not even probable . . . He examined her every few hours, and once in twenty-four, he looked at her blood vessels.” [Accompanying description]
A Romance of the Year 2660.
“Ralph 124C 41+” was an early science fiction novel, written as a twelve-part serial in Modern Electrics magazine, which Gernsback edited, beginning in April 1911. It was compiled into novel/book form in 1925, and reprinted in “Amazing Stories Quarterly” in 1929. While it pioneered many ideas found in later science fiction, it has been critically panned for its "inept writing." Some successful predictions from this novel include television (and channel surfing), remote-control power transmission, the videophone, transcontinental air service, solar energy in practical use, sound movies, synthetic milk and foods, artificial cloth, voiceprinting, tape recorders, and spaceflight. It also contains "...the first accurate description of radar, complete with diagram...", according to Arthur C. Clarke in his "non-genre" novel “Glide Path” (1963). [Source: Wikipedia]
Art by Frank R. Paul for Hugo Gernsback’s “Ralph 124C 41+” in “Amazing Stories Quarterly,” Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1929).
“The nearer he drew to earth, the more his dread of the coming ordeal increased. He was by no means sure that he could bring Alice back to life; it was not even probable . . . He examined her every few hours, and once in twenty-four, he looked at her blood vessels.” [Accompanying description]
A Romance of the Year 2660.
“Ralph 124C 41+” was an early science fiction novel, written as a twelve-part serial in Modern Electrics magazine, which Gernsback edited, beginning in April 1911. It was compiled into novel/book form in 1925, and reprinted in “Amazing Stories Quarterly” in 1929. While it pioneered many ideas found in later science fiction, it has been critically panned for its "inept writing." Some successful predictions from this novel include television (and channel surfing), remote-control power transmission, the videophone, transcontinental air service, solar energy in practical use, sound movies, synthetic milk and foods, artificial cloth, voiceprinting, tape recorders, and spaceflight. It also contains "...the first accurate description of radar, complete with diagram...", according to Arthur C. Clarke in his "non-genre" novel “Glide Path” (1963). [Source: Wikipedia]