In one of the Tom Swift novells, started in 1910 (!!! I was shocked by that detail. The library by my cottage had 40 of the volumes, like the Hardy Boys volumes and I read them all every year) had a novell where he used a Cyclotron, and since he was accelerating things close to light speed, they were getting 'massier' therefore by pumping energy into it, he could make heavier atoms, and minus HUGE amounts of details, could make base materials out of it, from which he could then make 'things'.

As I recount it now, as an adult, I realize the huge suspension of disbelief required... Nonetheless a sort of example.

Upon re-reading the Wikipedia entry I see that the series I grew up with was the second series, written in the 1940-1960 range. Nonetheless I remember it fondly from my youth!

In one of the Tom Swift novells, started in 1910 (!!! I was shocked by that detail. The library by my cottage had 40 of the volumes, like the Hardy Boys volumes and I read them all every year) had a novel where he used a Cyclotron, and since he was accelerating things close to light speed, they were getting 'massier' therefore by pumping energy into it, he could make heavier atoms, and minus HUGE amounts of details, could make base materials out of it, from which he could then make 'things'. As a kid this was great fun to read. Additionally, I remember as I learned about this in physics classes, thinking of this example to debunk its issues.

As I recount it now, as an adult, I realize the huge suspension of disbelief required... Nonetheless a sort of example.

Upon re-reading the Wikipedia entry I see that the series I grew up with was the second series, written in the 1940-1960 range. Nonetheless I remember it fondly from my youth!

In one of the Tom Swift novells, started in 1910 (!!! I was shocked by that detail. The library by my cottage had 40 of the volumes, like the Hardy Boys volumes and I read them all every year) had a novell where he used a Cyclotron, and since he was accelerating things close to light speed, they were getting 'massier' therefore by pumping energy into it, he could make heavier atoms, and minus HUGE amounts of details, could make base materials out of it, from which he could then make 'things'.

As I recount it now, as an adult, I realize the huge suspension of disbelief required... Nonetheless a sort of example.

In one of the Tom Swift novells, started in 1910 (!!! I was shocked by that detail. The library by my cottage had 40 of the volumes, like the Hardy Boys volumes and I read them all every year) had a novell where he used a Cyclotron, and since he was accelerating things close to light speed, they were getting 'massier' therefore by pumping energy into it, he could make heavier atoms, and minus HUGE amounts of details, could make base materials out of it, from which he could then make 'things'.

As I recount it now, as an adult, I realize the huge suspension of disbelief required... Nonetheless a sort of example.

Upon re-reading the Wikipedia entry I see that the series I grew up with was the second series, written in the 1940-1960 range. Nonetheless I remember it fondly from my youth!