Archival Adventures: Shortwave Experiment by Thomas Calvert McClary
Archival Adventures: Shortwave Experiment by Thomas Calvert McClary
It's time for an adventure! This week "Dr. Conklin sets out to abolish a heated argument about peanut brittle" in Thomas Calvert McClary's "Shortwave Experiment" the 12th story from author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz’ list of sci-fi classics from his 1940 letter to the editor of Comet. McClary was a speechwriter, ghostwriter, and author primarily known for his westerns. Published under the pseudonym Calvin Peregoy, “Shortwave Experiment” is the third of his Dr. Conklin stories. Like his story "Rebirth" - which was item three on the list - this story is essentially a thought experiment in cultural engineering.
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