Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gernsback, Hugo, 1884-1967

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

Ralph one hundred twenty-four C forty-one plus

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660" by Hugo Gernsback is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book envisions a future world in the year 2660 where advanced technology and scientific inventions significantly shape human life. The central character, Ralph 124C 41+, is a brilliant scientist who navigates personal relationships and societal challenges against the backdrop of an imaginative technological landscape." "The opening of the novel introduces Ralph as he prepares for a significant experiment in his state-of-the-art laboratory. It quickly thrusts the reader into his world filled with futuristic devices, such as the Telephot and the Hypnobioscope, showcasing humanity's advancements in communication and learning. An unexpected phone call connects him with a Swiss girl named Alice, who is snowed in due to a blizzard. As Ralph learns about the impending danger of an avalanche, he collaborates through this advanced telecommunication to save her. This mix of scientific intrigue and personal connection sets the stage for a romantic adventure intertwined with Gernsback's speculative technology, forming the foundation of the narrative that unfolds." (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_124C_41%2B

Release date is 2019-12-17