"Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, or The Picture That Saved a Fortune" by Victor Appleton is an early 20th-century story about a young, driven inventor’s pursuit of a revolutionary invention. Tom Swift is determined to create a device capable of sending pictures over telephone lines, a feat doubted by his own father. Fueled by the desire to prove his father wrong, Tom dives into the challenge, facing technical problems as well as rivals who seek to sabotage his work. Early on, Tom's life is shown to be one of excitement, and Tom's ambitions are met with skepticism. This skepticism turns treacherous when he is attacked in his lab, creating mystery and highlighting the dangerous world of invention that Tom has entered, ensuring readers become immersed into Tom's world.
Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune
By Victor Appleton
A young inventor risks everything to create a groundbreaking device, facing doubt and danger at every turn.
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About the AuthorVictor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
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