Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930

"Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930" by Various is a compilation of early twentieth-century science fiction stories brimming with inventive concepts and visions of the future. The anthology explores bold scientific investigations, daring adventures, and uncharted territories, highlighting the boundless imagination of the era's speculative fiction authors. The collection begins with Capt. S. P. Meek's "Beyond the Heaviside Layer," which follows reporter Bond as he covers scientist Jim Carpenter's risky attempts to break through the Heaviside layer. Bond's initial skepticism towards Carpenter's theories soon transforms as he becomes part of a perilous experiment, facing cosmic threats and strange beings, setting the stage for a series of stories where the line between science and imagination blurs, and the possibilities are limitless.