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Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

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Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Gernsback, Hugo (1884–1967).

Catalogue synopsis

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"Ralph 124C 41+" by Hugo Gernsback is a science fiction novel serialized beginning in 1911 and published in book form in 1925. Set in the year 2660, it follows a brilliant inventor who saves a woman's life using remote energy transmission, then later rescues her from a villain in outer space. Despite being criticized for poor writing, the novel remarkably predicted technologies like television, radar, solar energy, videophones, tape recorders, and space travel decades before their invention.

Book and edition facts

  • Title: Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660
  • Author credits: Gernsback, Hugo (1884–1967)
  • Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

  • Science fiction

Gutenberg collections

  • Category: Novels
  • Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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