Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego, pt. 4
- by Stanisław Lem
- Short Story
- Science Fiction, Comedy
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- Polish
- Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego, pt. 4 by Stanisław Lem, in Księga robotów (Iskry, 1961) [No title for this story other than the Roman numeral IV, which is the fourth of five numbered parts out of nine total parts.].
Ijon is unphased when Physicist Molteris lugs his time machine into Ijon’s sitting room, promising Ijon will be repaid for the colossal amount of electricity that will be consumed by the first trip.
—Michael Main
Zamierzałem, ale . . . widzi pan . . . ja . . . mój gospodarz wyłączył mi elektrycznoćś . . . w niedzielę.
translate
I planned to, but, you see, I—my landlord turned off the electricity on Sunday.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 2200 to 2299: Ijon’s typical time in the 23rd century.
- Time Travel Methods
- Luggable Time Machine: The platform unpacks from a box.
- Time Platform: Although, the machine is a small box, at one point, with the lid off and inner partitions removed, Molteris “got into the machine with both his feet.”
- Themes
- Aging Side Effects
- Ex Nihilo Obects and People: It’s not clear how the maroon book ever appeared in the first place, so it could be an ex nihilo object, although that is a minor aspect of the story.
- Fictional Tags
- Mad Scientists: Moleris
- Groupings
Variants
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- Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego, pt. 4 by Stanisław Lem, in Księga robotów (Iskry, 1961) [No title for this story other than the Roman numeral IV, which is the fourth of five numbered parts out of nine total parts.].
- unofficial Polish story title.
“Fizyk Molteris” by Stanisław Lem, in Księga robotów (Iskry, 1961).