Unknown World story
An expedition of scientists seek a livable space deep beneath the Earth's surface in the event a nuclear war makes surface life impossible.
9 total · 7 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Hollow Earth | major | The expedition of scientists bore into the Earth an find an enormous underground expanse with a plentiful air supply, its own large ocean, and phosphorescent light. |
| human vs. speculative environment | major | An expedition team struggled to survive in the bowels of the Earth. [underground] |
| nuclear holocaust | major | Concern about imminent nuclear war caused a team of scientists to bore into the Earth in search of an underground environment where humanity could escape and survive a future nuclear holocaust. |
| nuclear weapons | major | Concern about imminent nuclear war caused a team of scientists to bore into the Earth in search of an underground environment where humanity could escape and survive a future nuclear holocaust. |
| subterrene | major | The expedition used an atomic powered vehicle that bored into the ground to explore the bowels of the Earth. |
| travel into the Earth | major | The expedition of scientists bore into the Earth an find an enormous underground expanse with a plentiful air supply, its own large ocean, and phosphorescent light. |
| wilderness expedition | major | An expedition team struggled to survive in the bowels of the Earth. |
| rapid aging effect | minor | The more Dr. Scott Nelson used his power of intangibility, the older he became. |
| romantic love | minor | Jim Bannon and Marilyn Nash. |