twerppoet said:Well, it does not appear to be from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. I guess I'll have to search further afield.
twerppoet said:Well, there's the Perry Rhodan series, but nothing is matching there either.
I suppose it's possible (barely) that I missed reading a science fiction series or two in my youth.
twerppoet said:Wow! I actually had a set of these in my room, though not this story and in a plain brown cover. They were in the room when I moved in, and some of the first science fiction I ever read. The 'invention' clue is what finally turned my head in the right direction.
Tom Swift and His Deep Sea Hyrodome.
twerppoet said:Ok, what is this?
<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=21002"/>
Is it the blade tensioning wing nut on a hacksaw?
twerppoet said:Heck! That didn't last long. Back to you, Scifan.