The Diamond Lensby Fitz James O'BrienFitz James O'Brien was an Irish-American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet often cited as an early writer of science fiction.
My first step, of course, was to find suitable apartments.
A scientist creates a very special Diamond Lens to study water… but what he discovers is so much greater than a mere drop of water!
In this early science fiction tale, a man so obsessed with his scientific research that he will do whatever is necessary to advance his work concocts an elaborate scheme to obtain a state-of-the-art lens for his microscope.
This story, published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1858, was the first of the great weird-scientific stories. It won immediate popularity for the author--a popularity which continued unbroken until his death in the Civil War.
In this early science fiction tale, a man so obsessed with his scientific research that he will do whatever is necessary to advance his work concocts an elaborate scheme to obtain a state-of-the-art lens for his microscope.
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The Diamond Lens by Fitz James O'Brien
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His earliest writings in the United States were contributed to the Lantern. Subsequently he wrote for the Home Journal, the New York Times, and the American Whig Review.
The Diamond Lens tells the tale of a lone scientist’s discovery of a microcosmic world within a drop of water, and his growing obsession in particular with the beautiful Animula, a fair maiden within this world which he can see but never ...
The Diamond Lens Fitz-James O'Brien Fitz-James O'Brien capitalized on the success of his predecessors Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley in writing disturbing stories with demented protagonists, and this collection of three tales shows his ...
His earliest writings in the United States were contributed to The Lantern. Subsequently he wrote for The Home Journal, The New York Times, and The American Whig Review.
Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is ...
The Diamond Lens Fitz James O'Brien