Tom swift and his electric rifle project gutenberg self. Killing them safely is a brilliantly made movie that captivates the audience. The name is derived from the 1911 book by victor appleton a pen name, tom swift and his electric rifle, which was a favorite of the man who invented the taser weapon. Hunting for ivory is the least of their worries, as they find out some old friends are being held hostage by the fearsome tribes of the red pygmies. While tom swift is working on his latest new invention, the electric rifle, he meets an african safari master whose stories of elephant hunting sends the group off to deepest, darkest africa. Nov 21, 2019 jack cover, inventor of the taser, has reportedly said that the device was inspired by thomas swifts electric rifle, with an a added into the acronym to make it easier to pronounce. Department of the army memorandum, department of the army thomas a. In this book our hero creates an electric automobile with a top speed of over 100 mi. Tom swift and his electric rifle 2015 trailer hd youtube. Feb, 2009 the story apparently continued to animate covers imagination decades later, when he conceived the word taser as an acronym for thomas a. Swifts electric rifle was the name applied in the original 1911 book, rather than a name invented c. In appearance, the rifle looked very much like contemporary conventional rifles. Jun 04, 2017 while tom swift is working on his latest new invention, the electric rifle, he meets an african safari master whose stories of elephant hunting sends the group off to deepest, darkest africa. Translation find a translation for thomas a swift electric rifle in other languages.
Tom swift and his electric riflethe title was taken from the childrens book that, no joke, gave the taser its namequickly covers the devices history since it was invented in 1969, and. Tom swift and his electric runabout full audiobook by victor appleton by science fiction duration. Tom swift and his electric rifle by victor appleton full. In the earlier series, he is said to have had little formal education, the character modeled originally after such inventors as henry ford, thomas edison, aviation pioneer glenn curtiss and alberto santosdumont. After several years of development, he invented a weapon that he named after a science fiction novel from his childhood called tom swift and his electric rifle. Or, daring adventures in elephant land free ebook project gutenberg.
Swifts electric rifle from the book tom swift and his electric rifle 1911 by victor appleton, isbn10. Tom swift and his electric rifle film explores dirty truths. The book was published in 1911, and taser international was founded in 1993. Tom swift and his electric rifle by victor appleton goodreads. The company itself used to have a trivia page that explicitly said that its an acronym referring to thomas a. Tom swifts electric rifle is sometimes considered the origin of the idea of the taser.
Swift electric rifle adapted from a favorite science fiction book from his childhood, tom swift and his electric rifle. Feb 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Tom swift and his electric rifle, published in new york in 1911 under the pen name victor appleton, is typical of the literature of its time. He had a weapon called an electric rifle that shot invisible bullets like bolts of lightning. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road. Science fiction legend isaac asimov considered the.
In the book, the black people are rendered as either passive, simple and childlike, or animalistic and capable of unimaginable violence. Apr 23, 2015 tom swift and his electric riflethe title was taken from the childrens book that, no joke, gave the taser its namequickly covers the devices history since it was invented in 1969, and. He named it with the acronym taser from the initials of the words in thomas a. Feb 16, 2009 he created an acronym from thomas swift electric rifle, adding the a, he explained to the washington post in 1976, because we got tired of answering the phone t. Nov 30, 2015 tom swift and his electric rifle, published in new york in 1911 under the pen name victor appleton, is typical of the literature of its time.
The history of the taser ecd dates back as far as 1911 during the publication of the tom swift adventure stories. Interestingly, the taser which is actually an acronym for thomas a. Tom swift and his electric rifle by victor appleton and a great selection of related books, art and. Tom swift and his electric rifle wikisource, the free online library. Tom swift and his electric rifle by victor appleton. The novel is notable for inspiring the name of the taser. Swift electric rifle taser policy for installation law enforcement use, 3 december 2008. February 7 today in science history scientists born on.
Tom swift and his flying lab 1954 tom swift and his jetmarine 1954 tom swift and his rocket ship 1954. Tom swift and his electric runabout full audiobook by victor appleton by science fiction. Increasing use by law enforcement agencies of the m26 and x26 tasertaser is an acronym for thomas a. Sep 06, 2019 the name taser comes from the novel written in 1911. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with. Using a numerical phantom constructed from medical images of the human. Swifts electric rifle was inspired by the fictional invention in the series. To name the weapon, cover took the initials from the book title t. Cover of tom swift and his electric rifle by victor appleton. Unclassifiedfor official use only u joint nonlethal.
The name is a tribute to victor appletons 1911 book, tom swift and his electric rifle, though the middle initial a is gratuitous. Tom swift and his electric rifle 2015 tom swift and his. Tom swift and his electric runabout takes us back to gentler times when the bad guys werent really that bad, didnt carry uzis, and being an inventor like thomas edison was the dream of many young boys. The new electric weapon was out there, and eradicate sampson, the colored man, who was a sort of servant and manofallwork about the swift household, had set up the scarecrow figure at the end of the gallery. The story apparently continued to animate covers imagination decades later, when he conceived the word taser as an acronym for thomas a. For its first 15 minutes, tom swift and his electric rifle, nick berardinis documentary about taser international, is a classic allamerican success tale. Tom swift and his electric rifle wikisource, the free. Book 10 in the tom swift series tom swift and his electric rifle or daring adventures in elephant land. The word taser is an acronym for thomas a swifts electric rifle, because the victor appleton book is what inspired the invention. The middle initial the a is gratuitous, as toms full name is unknown. One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. Aug 22, 2018 the name is derived from the 1911 book by victor appleton a pen name, tom swift and his electric rifle, which was a favorite of the man who invented the taser weapon.
Introduced in a previous episode, the caves of ice the device is now moreorless complete. The name taser comes from the novel written in 1911. Department of the air force memorandum, taser policy, 1 november 2007. Swift, a little regretfully, but i dont know that i care as long as you continue to turn out new machines, tom. The childrens book series featured the thomas swift electric rifle from. Tying all of the recent incidents with tasers, and tying it back to the founders was brilliant. Electromagnetic modelling of current flow in the heart from. However, there is an earlier example, one that is more accurate from a scientific point of view.
Neuromancer another book that paints a picture of what virtualreality worlds might look like is william gibsons neuromancer. Tom swift and his electric rifle, by victor appleton. In the early 2000s, two brothers found tremendous success when. The company that makes tasers doesnt believe tasers kill. Oct 27, 2015 tom swift and his electric rifle 2015 trailer hd. Beautiful reproductions of the early tom swift books using the original internal and dustjacket art. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jack cover, inventor of the taser, has reportedly said that the device was inspired by thomas swifts electric rifle, with an a added into the acronym to make it easier to pronounce. Electric rifle by victor appleton from tom swift and his. Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. Using a numerical phantom constructed from medical images of the. In fact taser is an acronym for thomas a swift electric rifle. For example, the taser allegedly stands for thomas a.
Tom swift and his electric rifle 2015 plot summary imdb. The storyline is riveting, as it takes you through an incredible story. Africa, in the context of the book, exists only as a frontier of. He created an acronym from thomas swift electric rifle, adding the a, he explained to the washington post in 1976, because we got tired of answering the phone t. Tom swift, intrepid explorer and inventor, creates a new kind of gun. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a bookpackaging firm. Tom swift and his electric rifle, published in new york in 1911 under the pen. Swift, a little regretfully, but i dont know that i care as long as you continue to. Tom swift finishes inventing something major in this book, the electric rifle. With his trusty electric rifle at his side, tom was able to save the lives of himself and his friends time and time again.
Well, remarked tom swift one afternoon, following a hard days work in the shop, i think, if all goes well, and we have good weather, ill give the black hawk a trial tomorrow. Sixty years later, in reality, the taser was invented by jack cover and marketed by taser international. The true story could easily be garbled into a suggestion that thomas a. Swifts electric rifle, although the name of the book is tom swift and his electric rifle, giving no reference to his middle name. In his various incarnations, tom swift, usually a teenager, is inventive and scienceminded, swift by name and swift by nature. The movie does a great job of digging deep and looking at a bigger picture. Tom swift s electric rifle is sometimes considered the origin of the idea of the taser. The stories are basically adventure tales with toms latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Tom swift and his electric rifle 1911 by victor appleton. Jul 07, 2016 in 1911 a book was published about a young man named tom swift. Jack cover, 88, physicist who invented the taser stun gun. The sixth book of the series, entitled tom swift and his wireless message, tells how, in testing a new electric airship, which a friend of mr.
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