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1Inventions Of The Great War

By Alexander Russell Bond

“… this war was not one of mere destruction. It set men to thinking as they had never thought before. It intensified their inventive faculties, and as a result, the world is richer in many ways. Lessons of thrift and economy have been taught us. Manufacturers have learned the value of standardization. The business man has gained an appreciation of scientific research. The whole story is too big to be contained within the covers of a single book, but I have selected the more important and interesting inventions and have endeavored to describe them in simple language for the benefit of the reader who is not technically trained.” Bond was the sometime editor of Scientific American magazine. ( Book Preface, David Wales)

First mate Lancelot Biggs of the rundown space lugger Saturn is a sort of jackass of all trades. It doesn't matter what duties the ship's captain Hanson assigns his Mr. Biggs - "Merdejo!" ensues. The captain and crew might wish to airlock-eject the first mate but their Mr. Biggs is the nephew of a real mister bigshot in the Corporation that owns the Saturn. What might sound like bad news for the mekel and clab hauling ship and her crew is fun for us! Listen in on the misguided misadventures of the Saturn in the words of her wise cracking radio man Bert "Sparks" Donovan. - Summary by Brian Fullen