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HIGHER DIMENSIONS IN SCIENCE FICTION 177<br />
the asteroid's axis, time is shifted. Alternate universes are stacked within<br />
each millimeter of the tunnel.<br />
7. Bester, A. (1942) "The Push of a Finger." The Astounding-Analog Reader,<br />
Volume One, Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss, eds. New York: Doubleday.<br />
Scientists create an "osmotic spatial membrane" to tap energy from<br />
hyperspace. Unfortunately, this energy begins to drain into our universe,<br />
causing it to come to a premature end. Fortunately, this is stopped by a<br />
time traveler from the future who intervenes in the nick of time.<br />
8. Bond, N. (1974) "The Monster from Nowhere," in Ay Tomorrow Becomes<br />
Today, Charles W. Sullivan, ed. New York: Prentice-Hall. (Originally published<br />
in Fantastic Adventures, July 1939.) Humans trap a 4-D creature in our<br />
world. Also see Nelson Bond's 1943 short story "That Worlds May Live" that<br />
describes hyperspace propulsion systems. Bond describes a "qaudridimensional<br />
drive," the first artificial space warp into the fourth dimension—created<br />
by Jovian scientists. "The Jovians create a four-dimensional space warp<br />
between points in three-dimensional space. A magnetized flux field warps<br />
three-dimensional space in the direction of travel. . . . It's as easy as that."<br />
9. Bond, N. (1950) "The Scientific Pioneer Returns," in Lancelot Biggs:<br />
Spaceman by Nelson S. Bond. New York: Doubleday. (Story originally published<br />
in 1940.) A ship accelerates into "imaginary space" that turns out to<br />
be a parallel universe. "Einstein and Planck fiddled around with hyperspatial<br />
mechanics and discovered that mass is altered when it travels at high<br />
velocity. The gadget worked better than you expected."<br />
10. Brueuer, M. (1958) "The Captured Cross-Section," in Fantasia Mathematica,<br />
C. Fadiman, ed. New York: Simon and Schuster. A young mathematician<br />
chases his fiancee into the fourth dimension. An excellent physical<br />
description of 4-D creatures caught in our own world.<br />
11. Brunner, J. (1985) Age of Miracles. New York: New American Library.<br />
Earth is invaded by a dozen "cities of light." Their interiors are twisted into<br />
higher dimensions and result in disturbing sensory shifts to any unshielded<br />
human who enters. Humans are able to use these portals without being<br />
noticed by the aliens.<br />
12. Campbell, J. (1934) "The Mightiest Machine." John Campbell coins the<br />
word "hyperspace" in this story.<br />
13. Clarke, A. C. (1956) "Technical Error." A technician is rotated <strong>through</strong> the<br />
fourth dimension and becomes reversed—a condition in which he can no<br />
longer metabolize food unless it is provided to him in the "left-handed" state.