Ralph 124c 41+ - Couverture souple

Gernsback, Hugo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1614275777 ISBN 13 : 9781614275770

Editeur : Martino Fine Books, 2014

Synopsis

2014 Reprint of 1950 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Ralph 124C 41+" by Hugo Gernsback is an early science fiction novel, written as a twelve-part serial in "Modern Electrics" magazine beginning in April 1911. It was compiled into novel/book form in 1925. It is considered one of the most influential science fiction stories of all time. The title itself is a play on words, ( 1 2 4 C 4 1 + ) meaning "One to foresee for one another". Some successful predictions from this novel include television (and channel surfing), remote-control power transmission, the video phone, 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)

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Armchair fiction presents extra large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. This visionary novel of the twenty-seventh century “Ralph 124c 41 +” was written by Hugo Gernsback, founder of the influential science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. By the year 2660, science had transformed and conquered the world, rescuing humanity from itself. Spectacular inventions from the farthest reaches of space and deep beneath the Earth were available to meet every need, providing antidotes to individual troubles and social ills. Inventors were highly prized and respected, and they were jealously protected and lavishly cared for by world governments. That support and acclaim, however—as the most brilliant of scientists, Ralph 124C 41+, discovers—was not without its price. Marvelously prophetic and creative, “Ralph 124C 41+” celebrates technological advances and entrances readers with an exuberant, unforgettable vision of what he thought our world might (and has) become.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Science Fiction Classics #4: A book full of science fiction predictions by the Father of Sci-Fi, Hugo Gernsback. From Pulpville Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Martino Fine Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1614275777
• ISBN 13: 9781614275770
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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