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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aTanner, Charles R.,
_d1896-1974
245 1 4 _aThe color of space
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from the March 1930 issue of Science Wonder Stories magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-01-03
508 _aPrepared by volunteers at BookCove (bookcove.net)
520 _aThe color of space by Charles R. Tanner is a science fiction short story written in the early 20th century. It follows a kidnapped scientist confronted with a supposed Russian discovery that cancels gravity and enables spaceflight, exploring themes of deception, technological awe, and scientific skepticism. A Russian agent, Godonoff, abducts Dr. Henshaw to force him to sell a secret process. In a metal room with a huge circular window, Godonoff claims Russia has created “helium fluoride” that negates gravity, built giant rotating discs, and even stolen famous buildings for transport to Venus. He points out reflective shields, a solar engine, and gas jets, while a starry panorama shows Earth, the Moon, and the captured structures drifting past. Henshaw notices fatal errors: a blue, sparsely starred sky instead of black space crowded with stars, the lack of blinding solar glare from nearby metal, and an “airlock” door that opens easily despite the supposed vacuum outside. He steps through and finds an ordinary city street, escaping the staged illusion. Later he explains to reporters how simple physical facts exposed the hoax. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Stellar Publishing Corporation, 1930
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aKidnapping -- Fiction
700 1 _aPaul, Frank R.
_q(Frank Rudolph),
_d1884-1963
830 0 _aProduced from the March 1930 issue of Science Wonder Stories magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/Science_Wonder_Stories_v01n10_1930-03_bogof39-cape1736
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77610
999 _c118330
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