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Title: Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune
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Summary: "Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, or The Picture That Saved a Fortune" by Victor Appleton is a fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The book follows the young inventor Tom Swift as he embarks on a quest to create a revolutionary device that transmits images over telephone lines, which his father doubts is possible due to the limitations of science. Determined to prove his father wrong, Tom delves into the challenge amidst a backdrop of adventure, friendship, and the inevitable obstacles posed by rival inventors and shady characters. At the start of the story, Tom discusses his ambitious plans for the photo telephone with his father, who expresses skepticism about the invention's feasibility. Their conversation is interrupted by an unexpected incident involving a birdman whose aircraft gets caught in Tom’s wireless equipment, illustrating the chaotic yet adventurous life Tom leads. The opening sets the stage for Tom's challenges as he faces not only technical hurdles but also potential threats from unscrupulous individuals, highlighted later when he's attacked with chloroform in his workshop. This incident raises tension and sets up a mystery surrounding the safety of his inventions, making for an engaging beginning as readers are drawn into Tom's inventive world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Appleton, Victor
EBook No.: 4532
Published: Oct 1, 2003
Downloads: 55
Language: English
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Video telephone -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune
Credits:
Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, or The Picture That Saved a Fortune" by Victor Appleton is a fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The book follows the young inventor Tom Swift as he embarks on a quest to create a revolutionary device that transmits images over telephone lines, which his father doubts is possible due to the limitations of science. Determined to prove his father wrong, Tom delves into the challenge amidst a backdrop of adventure, friendship, and the inevitable obstacles posed by rival inventors and shady characters. At the start of the story, Tom discusses his ambitious plans for the photo telephone with his father, who expresses skepticism about the invention's feasibility. Their conversation is interrupted by an unexpected incident involving a birdman whose aircraft gets caught in Tom’s wireless equipment, illustrating the chaotic yet adventurous life Tom leads. The opening sets the stage for Tom's challenges as he faces not only technical hurdles but also potential threats from unscrupulous individuals, highlighted later when he's attacked with chloroform in his workshop. This incident raises tension and sets up a mystery surrounding the safety of his inventions, making for an engaging beginning as readers are drawn into Tom's inventive world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Appleton, Victor
EBook No.: 4532
Published: Oct 1, 2003
Downloads: 55
Language: English
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Video telephone -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.