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John Jacob Astor IV
Books and Stories
John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912) was the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor (wealthiest man in the U.S. in the 1830's from fur trading and real estate). Besides dabbling in science fiction, he also patented several inventions, including a vibratory disintegrator used to produce gas from peat moss and a pneumatic road-improver. He died on the RMS Titanic.Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
A Journey In Other Worlds, D. Appleton and Co., 1894
Science Fiction in the News:
'Courier Commons' By Tomorrow Lab, From Karl Schroeder (and Bruce Sterling?) (1/25/2023)
Terrifying Robotic Apple Harvester (1/23/2023)
Jetson-Style Clockwork Robot Nail Salon Coming To Target Near You (1/21/2023)
Mechanical Horse Sculpture Gallops In Place (1/19/2023)
'Make Sunsets' Tweaks Climate By Atmospheric Alteration (1/17/2023)
Eviation Alice Electric Plane First Flight (1/15/2023)
Hotels Turn To Robots As Human Workers Regroup (1/13/2023)
Changesite Mineral To Be Mined On Moon By China (1/11/2023)
Tongue-Controlled Tong Wearable Mouth Computer (1/9/2023)
Is It Better To Be Short? (1/7/2023)
