Category Archives: Physics

The Invisible World, by Ed Earl Repp

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Have we found the ultimate invisibility story? Read on… In hindsight, I should have realized that I would find a story that takes invisibility to the extreme! Once we’ve had invisible people, invisible…

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Talking invisibility on StarTalk!

This was exciting — a couple of weeks ago, I went on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Negin Farsad to talk about the physics of invisibility! You can listen to the audio for free at this link; if you … Continue reading

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The Invisible City, by Clark Ashton Smith

How many more invisibility stories in science fiction and horror can I find? I’m not even close to being done! In the meantime, remember that my book on the history and science of invisibility is now available! Just as there … Continue reading

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Salvage in Space, by Jack Williamson

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Yep, I’ve still got more invisibility stories to discuss! In fact, I found 4 more through searching old magazines today. Reminder that I’ll have a book on the history of invisibility physics coming…

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The Radiant Shell, by Paul Ernst

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Another invisibility story! The number and variety of stories continues to amaze me. You know what we haven’t really seen yet? A good invisible spy story! “Raiders Invisible” came close, but its invisible…

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The Attack From Space, by Captain S.P. Meek

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Yet another blog post about invisibility in fiction! Just as a reminder, this is to celebrate the completion of my book draft on the history of invisibility physics, coming next year (I hope).…

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Beyond the Spectrum, by Arthur Leo Zagat

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Yet another post of invisibility fiction, driven by all the stories I found while researching my invisibility book! Here we have a curious case: an invisibility story written by a lawyer-turned-author, Arthur Leo…

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The Invisible Robinhood, by Eando Binder

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Okay, this story seemed at first to be a pretty silly and stupid invisibility tale, but it leads down a fascinating historical rabbit hole. So follow along… The setting: the city, late at…

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Beyond Power of Man, by Paul Ernst

Originally posted on Skulls in the Stars:
Continuing my run of stories of invisibility to celebrate finishing the draft of my book on the history and physics of invisibility! I probably should’ve waited to do this until my book is…

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“Invisibility” reviewed by The New York Times!

Just wanted to post a quick note that my book on Invisibility now has a New York Times book review! It seems… not bad? 🙂 A short sample of the review: Gbur, a professor of physics and optical science at … Continue reading

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