02428cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000180011324500210013126400510015230000470020333600260025033700260027633800360030249000640033850000310040250801100043352013300054353400450187365300180191865300300193683000640196685600430203099900170207324418UtSlPG20260610133547.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWicks, Robert14aThe Quantum Jump 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aPublished in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, October 1958.  aRelease date is 2008-01-24  aProduced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Quantum Jump" by Robert Wicks is a science fiction novella published in 1958. The story is set in a futuristic context where space exploration is at the forefront of human endeavor. It explores themes of technological advancement and the implications of time dilation during interstellar travel, particularly focusing on the notion of a "quantum jump" as a major leap in space travel capabilities.  The narrative follows Captain Brandon, an astronaut on a mission to explore the planet Sirius Three. After his ship malfunctions, he is forced to eject and crash-lands on the planet. As he struggles for survival, Brandon grapples with the harsh realities of being stranded in an alien environment. Meanwhile, back on his spaceship, Colonel Towers obsessively pursues his goal of being the first to set foot on another solar system, seemingly oblivious to the fate of his crew member. Through a series of unexpected events, Brandon discovers that significant technological advancements have occurred in the thirteen years since he left Earth. Ultimately, he encounters fellow explorers who reveal that while he experienced only a few years of travel, civilization on Earth has advanced immensely, hinting at the irony of his predicament and the true meaning of a quantum leap. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories  aScience fiction, American 0aPublished in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, October 1958.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24418  c65419d65419