The Four-dimensional Roller Press story
A young genius invents a machine that compresses or expands objects by manipulating them in their fourth dimension.
2 total · 2 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anti-gravity technology | major | The machine functioned to increase the volume of objects but decrease their densities. Sidelburg imagined using the device to make a "dirigible balloon" out of solid steel. |
| four-dimensional space | major | Young genius William James Sidelburg invented that could compress or expands objects by manipulating them in their fourth dimension. He used it to expand a steel cylinder, the monkey Jocko, and finally himself. |