Fred T. Jane, “To Venus in Five Seconds”, 1897.
Fred T. Jane, “To Venus in Five Seconds: An Account of the Strange Disappearance of Thomas Plummer, Pill-maker”, 1897 was a science fiction novel of “teleporting”. The “transporter” in Star Trek (The Next Generation, shown above) is a teleportation device. The science fiction film “Forbidden Planet”, 1956 also had a “transporter” similar to Star Trek … Continue reading Fred T. Jane, “To Venus in Five Seconds”, 1897.
