Tobor the Great story
Dr. Ralph Harrison resigns his government post in protest against the inhumane treatment being inflicted upon spaceship pilots. His colleague, Professor Nordstrom, develops an alternative: a robot that he names "Tobor", which soon becomes a friend and playmate to Harrison's young son, Gadge. Tobor is stolen by enemy agents, and only the two scientists' and Gadge's psychic link with the robot can save it from being reprogrammed and used for evil purposes against the United States.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| grandfather and grandson | major | Gramps and Gadge. |
| humanoid robot | major | Professor Nordstrom builds a robot named Tobor. |
| speculative spaceship | major | Professor Nordstrom built a robot to fly the world's first spaceship because it ended up being too dangerous for humans in his estimation. |
| father and daughter | minor | Gramps and Janice Roberts. |
| father and son | minor | Ralph Harrison and Gadge. |
| government secrecy | minor | A reporter urged Ralph Harrison and Professor Nordstrom to release classified government information to the public for the public good. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | Gramps and Gadge were kidnapped and held against their will by some villains. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | A nuclear powered multistage rocketship was being developed to explore the solar system. |
| mother and son | minor | Janice Roberts and Gadge. |
| multistage rocket | minor | A nuclear powered multistage rocketship was being developed to explore the solar system. |