Project Gutenberg 2010-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 76 Brooks, Kirby Smith, H. R. All That Goes Up Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "All That Goes Up" by Kirby Brooks is a science fiction story written during the early 1950s. The book revolves around the unexpected consequences of a young man's experimental invention involving anti-gravity technology, leading to ludicrous yet thought-provoking situations in a family setting. It explores themes of scientific experimentation, the humor in familial dynamics, and the whimsical nature of unforeseen outcomes. The story follows Ralph Wilson, a man in his fifties, who finds himself literally stuck to the ceiling after his son, Jim, develops an anti-gravity device while experimenting with materials at college. When Jim's Great Dane, Duchess, inadvertently floats up and escapes out the window, chaos ensues, leading to a frantic attempt to understand Jim's invention and get Ralph down to safety. As Professor Jordan, a mentor to Jim, arrives to help solve the situation, the family grapples with the absurdity of their predicament while rekindling their bond through humor and teamwork. Ultimately, the narrative combines science fiction with family comedy, showcasing the challenges and absurdities of innovation while highlighting the strength of familial love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32765/32765-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 60908 60896 2024-10-14T04:38:32.914429 2023-09-14T09:26:20.930867 text/html text/html 57319 2010-06-10T10:16:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 120707 2010-06-10T10:16:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122253 2024-10-14T04:38:34.712402 application/epub+zip 121159 2024-10-14T04:38:33.237403 application/epub+zip 66141 2024-10-14T04:38:33.059413 application/epub+zip 161128 2024-10-14T04:38:36.064417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153976 2024-10-14T04:38:34.530394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99284 2022-09-15T06:14:47.920408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54657 54548 2024-10-14T04:38:32.781420 2023-09-14T09:26:20.816857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54559 2010-06-10T10:16:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20949 2010-06-10T10:16:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19856 2024-10-14T04:38:36.382388 application/rdf+xml 28321 2024-10-14T04:38:33.123419 image/jpeg 4988 2024-10-14T04:38:33.091399 image/jpeg 122640 2024-10-14T04:38:32.925444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog