Tom Swift and His Space Solartron
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Tom Swift and His Space Solartron
| Full title | Tom Swift and His Space Solartron (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures, Book 13) |
|---|---|
| Author | Victor Appleton II |
| Published | 1958 |
| Pages | 183 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | One of the mid-century Tom Swift Jr. boys’ adventures — the invention-a-book series that got a generation of American engineers started. |
Where I heard about it
- Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) — posted a photograph on X in June 2025, with no text at all, of four New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures hardcovers: His Space Solartron, His Electronic Retroscope, His Spectromarine Selector and the Cosmic Astronauts.
About this edition
This card stands for the whole shelf in that photo; the other three titles are listed here rather than given cards of their own.
Connections
- Science Fiction — the juvenile end of it, and an unusually load-bearing one.
- Marc Andreessen — who posted the shelf.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.