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The Impossible Invention

Robert Moore Williams

First published June 1942
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A scientist who discovers the secret of transmitting power wirelessly through the fourth dimension is not believed by his peers; but when agents of foreign powers attempt to steal the secret from him, he realizes that humanity is not yet ready for him to reveal it.

Publications (6)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1942 Astonishing Stories, June 1942 Fictioneers, Inc. MAGAZINE 30
October 1942 Super Science Stories (Canadian), October 1942 Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada MAGAZINE 23
April 1997 Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts General Publishing Group Anthology 127
September 2000 Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition Sense of Wonder Press Anthology 127
July 2022 The Impossible Invention Project Gutenberg Chapbook
August 2022 Black Cat Weekly, #49 Wildside Press MAGAZINE