Synopsis
The narrator, one of the inventors of a matter transmission system, recounts the invention and the difficulties in setting up a system of travel by the device.
History
First publication: Amateur Science Stories #2 December 1937
Review
Very short story written for a fanzine. As such it is pretty good ameteur work. The interesting part of the story is how it pre-dates The Fly, Flash Crowd and Star Trek, even seeing a lot of the same situations inherent in such a technology. Ultimately it is of historic interest, but if you are interested in early science fiction or the work of Clarke you will likely enjoy this.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, hardcover, Tor, 2001-02-00
