Flyvefisken »Prometheus« (En Fremtidsfantasi)

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Flyvefisken »Prometheus« (En Fremtidsfantasi)

by Vilhelm Bergsøe

DA·~1 hours

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Description

An unexpected letter arrives from a sun‑drenched veranda in a far‑off tropical colony, inviting the reader into a world where cities have been reshaped into floating gardens and old fortifications crumble beneath new infrastructure. The correspondent, a daring engineer, recounts his recent triumph: a massive underwater tunnel carved through solid rock with a novel ultramarine dynamite, a feat that has stunned both the scientific academy and the old‑guard engineers who once guarded the seas.

Yet the real excitement lies in a secretive new explosive discovered by a brilliant American chemist, a substance so powerful it could, in theory, deliver a planetary jolt strong enough to nudge the Earth onto a different orbit. The letter details the technical marvel, the staggering costs, and the uneasy alliance between industrial conglomerates and visionary scientists eager to test the limits of nature. As the narrator weighs the promise against the peril, the stage is set for a daring experiment that could reshape humanity’s future.

Details

Language

da

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Jens Sadowski. This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.

Release date

2020-11-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Vilhelm Bergsøe

Vilhelm Bergsøe

1835–1911

A Danish writer, poet, and scientist, he brought together sharp observation and storytelling in a way that made nature, travel, and everyday life feel vivid on the page. His books helped make him a widely read literary voice in Denmark in the late 19th century.

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