Tom Swift and his 3-D Telejector

[P3D Elliott Swanson <e3d@xxxxxxxxxx>]

While cleaning out the garage, I found this kids book by Victor Appleton
II, published in 1964 by Grosset and Dunlap, and apparently book number 24
in a series. Thought you might be amused by the flyleaf synopsis: 

"A weird green object has appeared in outer space! The United States
Government requests Tom Swift Jr. to investigate this menace to earth's
radio communications and threat to national security. But the Orb exerts
an electromagnetic power which endangers Tom's spaceship and he is forced
to return to earth. 

Since it is impossible to land men, Tom designs robot astronauts, equipped
with his new three-dimensional TV cameras as "eyes." to probe the Orb.
While working feverishly to perfect his Video Viking robots, the young
inventor discovers that the Orb has succeeded in communicating its
hostility to a ruthless scientific group on earth and has ordered the
leader of Q to destroy Swift Enterprises.

After vanquishing his earth enemies, Tom launches his robots. The
startling three-dimensional images of an unheard-of phenomenon which the
Video Vikings send back during their probe of the Orb result in Tom's
making another attempt at a manned landing..."

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