Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 9 #28: Radio in 1632, Part 3

Previous / Next Radio in 1632, Part 3by Rick BoatrightIn our two previous discussions of telecommunications in the 1632 series, we focused on radio communications uniquely available to up-timers (“Radio in the 1632 Universe,” Grantville Gazette, Volume One) , and to wired communications (“So You Want to do Telecommunications in 1633,” Grantville Gazette, Volume Two). In this article we […]

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Volume 9 #6: Those Not So Daring

Previous / Next Those Not So Daringby Rick BoatrightBANG!!!Karen leaned her head towards the cellar. No more explosions were forthcoming.“The boards worked.”“Yes. It appears that one doesn’t shatter another now.”“Four dozen bottles all at once. But now that we’ve got a better judge of the amount of sugar to use, and how to wire in […]

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Volume 9 #4: Those Daring Not So Young Men

Previous / NextThose Daring Not So Young Menby Rick Boatright“Thank you for coming.”“Of course we came, lass.”“At least it’s over now.”“Over? What’s over?”“This steam nonsense.”“Tisn’t nonsense, lass. Your grandfather died because he got the last bit working.”“It’s still nonsense, Mr Iverson.” She pointed at the “monster” in the work-yard. “What does it do that the mill […]

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Volume 9 #2: Those Daring Young Men

Previous / NextThose Daring Young Menby Rick BoatrightThe door into the building opened, spilling young men and sunlight into the space.“Rotgut, Henrich, all around. And the paint.”“We’re out of the Grantville Rotgut. You’ll have to make do with the Italian version.”“As long as it’s corn liquor, and burns, it will do.”Heinrich scanned the faces, quickly […]

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Volume 7 #12: The Mechanical Reproduction Of Sound: Developing A Recorded Music Distribution Industry

Previous / Next The Mechanical Reproduction Of Sound: Developing A Recorded Music Distribution IndustryBy Chris Penycate and Rick BoatrightPart 1. Preparing pre-recorded material for distributionSound, no matter how complex, is just waves like the ripples in a pond. It can be considered as the displacement of molecules from their place of rest. A more technical […]

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Volume 7 #9:The Dr. Gribbleflotz Chronicles, Part 2

Previous / Next The Dr. Gribbleflotz Chronicles, Part 2Dr. Phil’s Amazing Essence Of Fire TabletsBy Kerryn Offord and Rick Boatright1633, Jena, Dr. Gribbleflotz’s officeDr. Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz took another look at the bill. He was spending that much on candles? Surely not. “Frau Mittelhausen. This bill for candles. Who has been using wax candles so wastefully?”Frau Mittelhausen […]

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Volume 7 #1: Canst Thou Send Lightnings?

Previous / NextCanst Thou Send Lightnings?By Rick BoatrightIn like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. (Deuterocanonical Apocrypha, The Epistle of Jeremiah:61)To: The Provincial of the Society of Jesus in RomeFrom: Adolph Wise S.J., University of Eichstaett.Enclosed with this […]

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Volume 3 #9: Iron

Previous / NextIronRick BoatrightThe most dangerous mammal in North America kills over 130 people each year, and seriously injures another twenty-nine thousand. The most recycled material in North America was dumped in landfills until the late 1970s, but now, nearly 100 percent of that material contains recycled content.The animal? The white-tailed deer. The material? Highway […]

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Volume 2 #10: So You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633?

Previous / NextSo You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633? (non-fiction)Rick BoatrightIntroductionDavid Freer’s story, “Lineman for the Country” in the Ring of Fire anthology, described the beginnings of wired telecommunications in the 1632 universe and the founding of AT&L. Like any good story, much of the technology was mentioned, but not described in detail. This […]

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Volume 1 #6: Radio in the 1632 Universe

Radio in the 1632 Universeby Rich BoatrightPrevious / NextIntroductionThe military and diplomatic radio situation in Europe at the end of the novel 1633 is a result of a unique combination of the authors’ needs in the story line, the limitations imposed by the authors’ choice of town to base Grantville on, and other historical accidents […]

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Grantville Gazette #001

NextTable of ContentsGrantville Gazette, Volume 1 Editor-in-Chief ~ Eric FlintBaen’s BarEditor’s Preface1. Portraits by Eric Flint2. Anna’s Story by Loren Jones3. Curio and Relic by Tom Van Natta4. The Sewing Circle by Gorg Huff5. The Rudolstadt Colloquy by Virginia DeMarce6. Radio in the 1632 Universe by Rick Boatright7. They’ve Got Bread Mold,So Why Can’t They […]

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