John Munro:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas
John Munro (b. 1849 - d. 1930) UK engineer, professor of mechanical engineering at Bristol, and author of three tales of sf interest, "Sun-Rise in the Moon" (October 1894 Cassell's Magazine), "A Message from Mars" (March 1895 Cassell's Family Magazine) and A Trip to Venus (1897, incorporating "A Message from Mars" above as chapter one).
Invention/Technology Source Work (Publication Date)

Electric Gun (Mass Driver)
A device that used electromagnetic energy to accelerated capsules into orbit.

A Trip to Venus (1897)


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