Tom Swift Jr. Series by Victor Appleton II

Tom Swift - boy genius - outsmarts evil scientists, solves confounding mysteries, and builds incredible rocket ships, atomic energy plants, submarines, airplanes, robots, and mind-boggling inventions for the good of mankind!Join Tom as he journeys to the unknown and faces new challenges in -TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING LABOther action-packed adventures starring Tom Swift Jr... moreTom Swift - boy genius - outsmarts evil scientists, solves confounding mysteries, and builds incredible rocket ships, atomic energy plants, submarines, airplanes, robots, and mind-boggling inventions for the good of mankind!Join Tom as he journeys to the unknown and faces new challenges in -TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING LABOther action-packed adventures starring Tom Swift Jr.:Tom Swift and His JetmarineTom Swift and His Rocket ShipTom Swift and His Giant RobotTom Swift and His Sky WheelTom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear FireVictor Appleton II. Tom Swift and His Flying Lab. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1978]. Tempo Books. A Filmsway Company. 208 pages. less

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Tom Swift, Jr, & his friend, Bud Barclay, enter an international space race hoping to orbit the earth in two hours... moreTom Swift, Jr, & his friend, Bud Barclay, enter an international space race hoping to orbit the earth in two hours.A vanished pilotThe fuel kicker Following a clueThe first test Sabotage The rocket launchingA crack-up Stowaways An inventive escape A robot at work A coded threat Dangerous acid A startling ascentEmergency orders An attempted theftOperation shuttle An important capture Zero-hour interruption!Sealed instrumentsGhost winds An unexpected mishapMessages from spaceOminous signsAn attack A record victory less

Tom Swift, Jr., and his associates hunt the mastermind who is sabotaging a robot which is an integral part of an atomic energy plant.

Tom Swift, Jr., aided by his friend Bud Barclay, overcomes several sabotage attempts while trying to design and build the first solar-operated space station.

Consternation and panic grip the world as a strange new moon shoots earthward. Millions of people are relieved when the weird, glowing runaway moon in the sky finally goes into orbit 50,000 miles from earth.

While on an expedition to the Yucatan, Tom Swift discovers records of a space armada that flew to the earth 3000 years ago

"We're trapped a mile below the ocean's surface," Tom Swift announces to his companions as calmly as possible. His father and Bud Barclay exchange fearful glances in the air-bubble elevator stopped in its undersea descent by a jammed cable.This close call is only one of the many hazards which beset Tom on his most challenging deep-sea venture--a trip to the ancient city of gold on the ocean bottom... more"We're trapped a mile below the ocean's surface," Tom Swift announces to his companions as calmly as possible. His father and Bud Barclay exchange fearful glances in the air-bubble elevator stopped in its undersea descent by a jammed cable.This close call is only one of the many hazards which beset Tom on his most challenging deep-sea venture--a trip to the ancient city of gold on the ocean bottom.Here, with his pal Bud Barclay and other members of the Swift expedition, Tom tests his two new inventions. With the de-organic-izer, which employs revolutionary scientific principles, crusts of centuries-old sea growth are removed from the city's buildings and the original gold luster restored. WIth his other astounding invention--the spectromarine selector--Tom searches for a valuable new rare metal. He must succeed, if his father is to fill an important government rocket contract.A terrifying sea monster, an abandoned submarine containing human skeletons, a near-fatal leak in the hydrodome over the scene of operations, and the unexpected appearance of an enemy fail to daunt Tom in his mammoth undertakings.How the young scientistinventor achieves his goals is told dramatically in this thrill-packed story of undersea adventure. less

When his latest invention is stolen, Tom Swift, Jr., and his associates pursue a ruthless scientific pirate.

Tom, we're having a problem with the gyro-stabilizer, said Mark Faber, gray-haired president of the Faber Electronics Company. "Hope you can find out what's wrong." The eighteen-year-old inventor accepted the challenge with a smile. "I'll be glad to

CONTENTS: Pirate Missile Undersea Survey Invisible Sub Aerial Attack A Hunch Pays Off The Caisson Clue Porpoise Tag Date Trouble A Magnetic Kidnaping Telephone Code Square-Dance Hoax Detection Test Enemy Frogmen A Propaganda Blitz Mountain Hike The Gunman's Surprise A Missing Amulet Smiley the Sea Cow Flash from the Depths A Lucky Blast excerpt from CHAPTER I: PIRATE MISSILE Tense, excited men gazed spaceward from the ships... moreCONTENTS: Pirate Missile Undersea Survey Invisible Sub Aerial Attack A Hunch Pays Off The Caisson Clue Porpoise Tag Date Trouble A Magnetic Kidnaping Telephone Code Square-Dance Hoax Detection Test Enemy Frogmen A Propaganda Blitz Mountain Hike The Gunman's Surprise A Missing Amulet Smiley the Sea Cow Flash from the Depths A Lucky Blast excerpt from CHAPTER I: PIRATE MISSILE Tense, excited men gazed spaceward from the ships and planes of the South Atlantic task force. Other watchers waited breathlessly in the control room of the ship Recoverer. Among these was Tom Swift Jr. "How close to earth is our Jupiter probe missile?" Bud Barclay asked Tom excitedly. The lanky blond youth beside him, in T shirt and slacks, shot a glance at the dials of the tracking equipment. "Eight thousand miles from this spot, Bud. It should land here in fifteen minutes!" Tom Jr., his father, Bud, and a host of scientists, Navy officers, and newsmen were crowded aboard a U.S. Navy missile launching ship. "Just think!" Bud exulted. "You'll have data from the planet Jupiter that no one on earth has yet been able to get!" "If we recover the missile safely," Mr. Swift spoke up hopefully. The elder scientist's voice was quiet but taut with the strain of waiting. The two Swifts resembled each other closely—each had deep-set blue eyes and clean-cut features—although Tom was somewhat taller and rangier. "You're right, Dad," Tom agreed. "If we don't snare the missile, our whole project will be a total loss to America's space program!" At Tom's words, the watchers and crewmen who were crowded into the Recoverer's control room stirred restlessly. Its bulkheads were banked with radar and telemetering devices. Tension had been mounting throughout the morning aboard the ships and observation planes of the task force as everyone awaited the return of the planet-circling missile—scientists' deepest penetration into space so far. "What do you mean, a total loss?" Bud argued. "Even if the recovery operation's a flop, the shot will still pay off in valuable information, won't it?" Tom shook his head grimly. "The purpose of this unmanned, exploratory flight around Jupiter was to take and record all kinds of data. But none of the info is being radioed back to us." "How come?" "If we had put in radio gear strong enough to relay signals back, it would have cut down the amount of information-gathering equipment aboard," Tom explained. "We had to make every ounce count." less

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A violent explosion in space touches off one of the most thrill-packed adventures in Tom Swift Jr.'s scientific career. The appalling news that a cargo rocket has disintegrated while en route with vital supplies to Swift Enterprises' research base on the asteroid, Nestria, sounds a grim warning that the lives of Nestria's personnel are at stake... moreA violent explosion in space touches off one of the most thrill-packed adventures in Tom Swift Jr.'s scientific career. The appalling news that a cargo rocket has disintegrated while en route with vital supplies to Swift Enterprises' research base on the asteroid, Nestria, sounds a grim warning that the lives of Nestria's personnel are at stake. To rescue the marooned men, Tom undertakes a hazardous voyage to Nestria, only to find the way blocked by an invisible barrier of deadly radiation created by an unknown enemy whose objective is possession of the base. Tension mounts at Swift Enterprises when a mysterious Oriental is shot while attempting to warn Tom that his life is in danger from the Black Cobra. The Oriental's mumbled warning, plus some revealing data collected by United States Intelligence, sends Tom winging to a secret fortress in South America for the first encounter with his inscrutable foe. But the decisive encounter is destined to take place in space. How Tom uses his new invention, the magnetic deflector, to crack the radiation barrier around Nestria, and how the young space scientist and his crewmen pit their wits and courage against the asteroid pirates and their diabolical leader, the Black Cobra, will hold every reader breathless with suspense. less

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Tom Swift and his pal Bud Barclay embark on one of the greatest scientific adventures of the century--a daring underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, equipped only with Tom's electronic hydro-lung suits! Hundreds of miles from land, the hydro-lung batteries inexplicably go dead and the two boys are dramatically rescued in the dark of the night. Examination of their equipment reveals sabotage... moreTom Swift and his pal Bud Barclay embark on one of the greatest scientific adventures of the century--a daring underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, equipped only with Tom's electronic hydro-lung suits! Hundreds of miles from land, the hydro-lung batteries inexplicably go dead and the two boys are dramatically rescued in the dark of the night. Examination of their equipment reveals sabotage.A complex clue leads Tom to believe there is a connection between the sabotaging of the hydro-lung and the sinking of the S. S. Centurion--which went down in mid-Atlantic with a fortune in gold bullion and a world-famous statue aboard. After making good on their second attempt to accomplish the nonstop swim under the atlantic, Tom and Bud are given the assignment of salvaging the Centurion's valuable cargo. To locate the sunken ship, Tom designs the aquatomic tracker, an astounding device that detects and identifies metallic and chemical traces left by an object in water, then tracks the object.How the young scientist-inventor outwits the vicious saboteurs and traps the most fiendishly clever master-mind of crime he has ever met makes a fast-moving story of super-suspense. less

Actually I'm pretty impressed with how good this book looks. I probably got it in the early 60's and I'm sure I read it several times, but you really can't tell. The cover looks almost new with little shelf wear and the interior pages look great. There is some discoloration on the page edges but it doesn't show in the interior. Maybe it was the last book in the series that I got before I graduated to "older" books.

Tom and his friends travel to a small Himalayan country as guests of the friendly ruler and discover a secret rocket base run by enemies of the government.

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Tom must recover a valuable capsule left on Earth on the ocean floor off Easter Island thousands of years ago by colonists from another planet.

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With the help of his latest invention, a device that can atomize objects, send them great distances, and reassemble the atoms, Tom Swift, Jr., and his father locate a frozen mastodon and transport it to the United States.