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Title: The Girl in the Golden Atom
Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, and the Project Guenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The Girl in the Golden Atom" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a chemist who discovers a universe within an atom, experiencing incredible adventures after entering this microcosmic world. Central to the story is the chemist, who becomes enamored with a beautiful girl named Lylda, who embodies the peculiar and enchanting inhabitants of this atomic realm. The opening of the book introduces us to a conversation in a club where the chemist shares his revolutionary discovery with a group of intrigued friends. He reveals how he constructed a powerful microscope that allowed him to see into the atom, wherein he uncovers a vast and intricate universe, complete with its own inhabitants. Among them is a girl, Lylda, who captivates him with her beauty and charm. Tragically, after a mishap destroys his microscope, he is left longing for her. As he prepares to return to this minuscule universe to rescue her and explore further, the narrative sets the stage for an extraordinary adventure filled with scientific wonder, emotional depth, and exciting possibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Cummings, Ray, 1887-1957
EBook No.: 21094
Published: Apr 15, 2007
Downloads: 167
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Chemists -- Fiction
Subject: Atoms -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Girl in the Golden Atom
Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, and the Project Guenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The Girl in the Golden Atom" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a chemist who discovers a universe within an atom, experiencing incredible adventures after entering this microcosmic world. Central to the story is the chemist, who becomes enamored with a beautiful girl named Lylda, who embodies the peculiar and enchanting inhabitants of this atomic realm. The opening of the book introduces us to a conversation in a club where the chemist shares his revolutionary discovery with a group of intrigued friends. He reveals how he constructed a powerful microscope that allowed him to see into the atom, wherein he uncovers a vast and intricate universe, complete with its own inhabitants. Among them is a girl, Lylda, who captivates him with her beauty and charm. Tragically, after a mishap destroys his microscope, he is left longing for her. As he prepares to return to this minuscule universe to rescue her and explore further, the narrative sets the stage for an extraordinary adventure filled with scientific wonder, emotional depth, and exciting possibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Cummings, Ray, 1887-1957
EBook No.: 21094
Published: Apr 15, 2007
Downloads: 167
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Chemists -- Fiction
Subject: Atoms -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.