《汤姆-斯威夫特和他的空中战舰》His Aerial Warship

中文名：《汤姆-斯威夫特和他的空中战舰》
作者: Victor Appleton

难度：870L

内容介绍：

汤姆-斯威夫特是一个发明家，这些都是他的冒险故事。地点是纽约州北部的小镇Shopton，靠近卡洛帕湖。虽然汤姆的一些发明在科学意义上没有充分的依据，但其他的发明则是在新闻和针对年轻科学和发明爱好者的流行杂志上阐述了发展。他们把自己表现为对未来可能性的预测，时不时地接近目标。一些预测的发明成真了，包括 "照相电话"、垂直起飞的飞机、空中战舰、巨型大炮和 "巫师 "照相机。然而其他一些设备，如电机的磁力消音器等，还没有出现。

Tom Swift is an inventor, and these are his adventures. The locale is the little town of Shopton in upstateNew York, near Lake Carlopa. While some of Tom’s inventions are not well-founded in a scientific sense, others elaborated developments in the news and in popular magazines aimed at young science and invention enthusiasts. Presenting themselves as a forecast of future possibilities, they now and then hit close to the mark. Some predicted inventions that came true include “photo telephones”, vertical takeoff aircraft, aerial warships, giant cannons, and “wizard” cameras. However some other devices, such as magnetic silencers for motors, have not appeared yet. -adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline