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... One may speculate working with/for Dr Goddard, or Dr (?) von Braun, (et al) reverse engineering the A4/V2? best dwp...
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Oct 1, 2008
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3745
[...and his airship?] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7640310.stm Airship's Channel crossing fails Page last updated at 15:02 GMT, Sunday, 28...
davep
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3746
... There are also references to High School friends, mainly kids who liked to play pranks. Whether these are friends Tom Jr. and the others had while...
Greg Weir
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Oct 2, 2008
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3747
... As I recall, I was never certain when Bud moved from San Francisco to Shopton either; did he go to High School with Tom?...
Nestria
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Oct 2, 2008
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3748
I was watching "Iron Man" on Tuesday, and watched the scene where Stark was beginning his work on the 2nd generation of the suit. It made me think about Tom at...
Greg Weir
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Oct 2, 2008
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3749
Just letting all of you know I've been enjoying this thread. In fact, it's been giving me some inspiration me in regards to the fourth Sandra Swift novel...
phydeaux44
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Oct 2, 2008
10:35 pm
3750
... his ... be like. ... Same thing happened at my end. In fact, I was going to ask if we had any of the film design crew lurking in the group, but realized...
phydeaux44
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Oct 2, 2008
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3751
I will send them to you next week, after their exam tomorrow. Meanwhile, they are turning in 9-12 by hand. But I will get them to talk to you so they can do...
Ken Smith
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Oct 2, 2008
11:16 pm
3752
... In TSJ? I don't recall this offhand...could you dig one out? Scott...
Scott Dickerson
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Oct 3, 2008
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3753
The reference I remember is in the Mystery Comet. One of Tom's classmates tries to break into Swift enterprises IIRC. Tom Nesler ... From:...
Nesler, Thomas J
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Oct 3, 2008
4:26 pm
3754
... to ... We are never given a clue as to when and how Tom met, or what educational background Bud had, or how it came to be that he was a working pilot at...
Scott Dickerson
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Oct 3, 2008
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3755
... 1) In "Repelatron Skyway" Tom and Bud are lured to house with a fake dinosaur. IIRC the leader was some sort of jock. 2) Tom, et all, were at a dance and...
Greg Weir
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Oct 3, 2008
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3756
Electronic Hydrolung. James _____ grep -iC15 squeal TSJR18.txt "I guess some practical joker clicked off the switch." Bud suddenly caught sight of a stout ...
James Keeline
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Oct 3, 2008
5:10 pm
3757
Here are two articles that describe the submarine. Its fate remains unknown. ...
James Keeline
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Oct 3, 2008
10:29 pm
3758
What an incredible project! Hopefully it will each completion. Ed Here are two articles that describe the submarine. Its fate remains unknown. ...
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couryhousesmecc
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Oct 4, 2008
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3759
Greg, James--thanks for the reminders. Good grief and gravy, I not only blipped over real evidence of, at least, Bud having attended a local high school--but...
Scott Dickerson
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Oct 4, 2008
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3760
Absolutely fantastic!--and so Tom-Swiftian it hurts! The thing is even called the Challenger. Sure, obvious name, and there's the Challenger Deep (as well as...
Scott Dickerson
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Oct 4, 2008
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3761
James, I'd just like to say that that could be considered weak proof of any mention of Tom Jr being in High School, since the way the remark is made it sounds...
trevor thurlow
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Oct 4, 2008
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Chapter Fifteen: The Test Pilot. "So," Sandy remarked. "It looks as if we'll have company." "Oh good," Bud added. "And I'm in a mood to go over and meet the ...
phydeaux44
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Oct 5, 2008
9:23 pm
3763
Since Tom and Bud are "18", do they have to be in High School. I graduated at 17 - being a summer baby. It is possible that 18 was selected so that Bud and Tom...
Victor Maslar
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Oct 6, 2008
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3764
Michael, I'm glad to see this one. I'm sorry you had trouble getting it right, but it seemed really "right" to me. I tell you there is some "right" about...
Charlie Campbell
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Oct 6, 2008
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3765
... define 'smallish'? 8)>> I'm worth a lot less, financially, when i hit the road for vacation, I had about that in my wallet: never can tell when an ATM...
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Oct 6, 2008
10:38 am
3766
it deserves to be finished! Absolutely fantastic!--Absolutely fantastic!--<WBR>and Thanks, Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC See the Museum's Web Site at...
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Oct 6, 2008
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3767
Home schooling did not take place until the 70's. Perhaps since Tom was a genius, he completed high school early (say 15 years old) which allowed him to be...
Nesler, Thomas J
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Oct 6, 2008
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3768
... little ... I guess I'm going by the news photo, which seemed to show quite a few bundles of cash lined up. Me, I don't feel secure carrying that much in...
Scott Dickerson
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Oct 6, 2008
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3769
... I always thought that Bud was a native of San Francisco, referring to it as "home." For example, in "Ultrasonic Cycloplane" he says "I flew home to...
Don Sample
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Oct 6, 2008
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3770
... That's an interesting quote since we all know where Bud spent Christmas in ATOMIC EARTH BLASTER. Mark...
Mark McSherry
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Oct 6, 2008
5:21 pm
3771
... I also felt that ... I agree with Tom completing High School early. In "Visitor from Planet X" Bud makes a comment about how the earthquake didn't hurt him...
Greg Weir
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Oct 6, 2008
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3772
... Many thanks. Maybe I'm a perfectionist or something, but this chapter still doesn't "flow" for me. I think it's a matter of too much talk and not enough...
phydeaux44
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Oct 6, 2008
11:46 pm
3773
This article refers to a project to build a flying submersible. Like some of the other recent achievements and ideas (pedal-powered airship, Fossett's one-man...
James Keeline
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