The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator
- Eloi Honorable Mention
- by Murray Leinster
- Short Story
- Science Fiction, Comedy
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator” by Murray Leinster, Astounding, December 1935.
Pete Davidson has inherited all the properties of an uncle who had been an authority on the fourth dimension, including the Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator that can pull copies of matches, coins, dollar bills, fiancées, and kangaroos out of the past.
—Michael Main
“These,” said Pete calmly, “are my fiancée.”
Tags
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- Time Periods
- Time Travel Methods
- Time Catapults: only when run in reverse on a retrieved item
- Time Retrievers
- Themes
- Get Rich Quick through Time Travel: retrieving money and valuables from the past
- Self-Visitation
- Selves-Visitation: fiancées and kangaroos
- Groupings
Variants
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- “The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator” by Murray Leinster, Astounding, December 1935.