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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Tom Swift Jr. Home Page. Tom Swift Jr., in case you didn't know, is the name of one of the most fantastic scientific inventors of all juvenile literature. The series that he starred in appeared in 1954 and lasted for 33 books, finally ending in 1971. The series, however, didn't die there; some of the older Tom Swift books are still in print today. The reason I created this page is mainly to discuss and ponder over the incredible machines of Tom Swift. Tom, in his day, dreamed up some incredible inventions -- inventions such as a telescope with no maximum range; a beam that can repel anything; a machine that can create matter from sunlight; and a device that can "photograph" what an old, worn object looked like when it was first created (just to name a few). Many of these inventions have no equivalent counterpart in the mainstream science fiction books of today. As I thought this over, I began to wonder why this was the case. Are any of Tom's inventions actually possible? What would their impact be if they were put into use today? How might life be different? As I thought things over, I decided to put up a page that was dedicated to just such speculation, and here it is! Also, if you ever get curious and want some detailed information on the series, I've provided a list of links to sites that can fulfill just such curiosity. Here is how this works. Following is a complete list of all the Tom Swift Jr. books ever written. Each item on the list is actually a link; click on the book that you want information for. The dates listed by the names, by the way, are the years in which the books were published. xponent Nostalgia Maru rob
