Addison, Time Traveler
by Henrik Dahl Juve
After wandering around the fourth and fifth dimensions for some time, 20th century
scientist Theodore A. Addison rematerializes himself in a 28th century filled with many
amazing inventions and a war between the west and the Occidentals. In his review of the
story, Robert Jennings notes that “Every few paragraphs in the story everything stops
as the protagonist inquires about the science behind some future marvel.” In all, three
stories were set in this world, although only the first two (“The Silent Destroyer”
and “The Sky Maniac”) featured Addison; the third (“The Vanishing Fleet”),
according to Everett F. Bleiler, was an adventure set against the same
background.
Apparently, Juve and his wife lived just down the road from me (in Moscow, ID) while I was bean’ edicated in Pullman, but I didn’t know of him then.
As they watched, paralyzed, the building and air barge fell apart and hurtled toward the
earth. The entire train had been split from end to end. The attacker now swung back and
the then darted away.
“Addison, Time Traveler” by Henrik Dahl Juve, in Air
Wonder Stories, August 1929.