LEADER 02755nam 22004573 450 001 9910160837403321 005 20250827080354.0 010 $a3-95676-061-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001026726 035 $a(BIP)051875548 035 $a(VLeBooks)9783956760617 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32201328 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32201328 035 $a(Exl-AI)993710000001026726 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001026726 100 $a20250827d2025 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRobur the Conqueror 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aMunchen :$cLiese, Andreas. OUTSIDE THE BOX,$d2025. 210 4$dİ2025. 215 $a1 online resource (175 p.) 225 1 $aClassics to Go Series 330 8 $aThe story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world. The events are capped by the mysterious appearance of black flags with gold suns atop tall historic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. These events are all the work of the mysterious Robur,, a brilliant inventor who intrudes on a meeting of a flight-enthusiast's club called the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members of the Weldon Institute are all firm believers that mankind shall master the skies using "lighter than air" craft, and that "heavier than air" craft such as airplanes and helicopters would be unfeasible. The institute has been constructing a giant dirigible called the Go-ahead, and are having a heated discussion of where to place its propeller (in front to pull it, or behind to push it) when Robur appears at the meeting and is admitted to speak to them. He chastises the group for being balloon-boosters when "heavier than air" flying apparatuses are the future. When asked if Robur himself has "made conquest of the air," he states that he has, leading to him accepting the title "Robur the Conqueror." During his short time at the Weldon Institute Robur so incites the members, that they chase him outside. Just as they are about to attack him, Robur appears to vanish into the mob, but he has actually been borne away by a flying machine...(Excerpt from Wikipedia) 410 0$aClassics to Go Series 606 $aAeronautics$7Generated by AI 606 $aScience fiction$7Generated by AI 615 0$aAeronautics 615 0$aScience fiction 700 $aVerne$b Jules$0202108 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160837403321 996 $aRobur the Conqueror$94180725 997 $aUNINA