The Light Machine

by Ray Cummings

The Light Machine, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Genres: Science Fiction

20 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2023

About the author

Raymond King Cummings. His career resulted in some 750 novels and short stories, using also the pen names Ray King, Gabrielle Cummings, and Gabriel Wilson.

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Reviews

[rebekka · Rating 2 out of 5]

The issue here is that the story lacks the narrative techniques, which makes it less satisfying. Like most of the time, it seemed the author tried to lecture us about astrophysics and light. Yeah, it was good because we could get a glimpse of what was happening during that era or what the author thought about theories and hypotheses that surrended him. Plus, it was also very surprising to see the name of Einstein. However, as I indicated, there is poor storytelling, yet it will also be a cruel to say this since it's a really short story too.

I liked the appearance of the professor but like come on, some hideous and unexpected being comes to you and be like, hey I'm a professor of light and across the street I have my laboratory, come and see it, oh they all told me you are the most wise man, sell my machine,

“I built it; and now you are going to help me make money out of it.”

Duh, how did Tubby believe him, especially when the professor said,

"And I know all about it—all.”

Doesn't everything seem so suspicious? I find it comical how he trusted and followed him, haha.
I unfortunately don't know and follow up these things, but Oats Theory of the Rationality of Light sounds interesting!

"Their theories do not coincide with recognized physical laws (...) astronomical outcasts—mathematical lepers—scientific pariahs—"

I see some diss right here aye.