Project Gutenberg 2021-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 139 Dickson, Gordon R. 1923 2001 Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Time Grabber $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company, $c1952. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Time Grabber" by Gordon R. Dickson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The book explores themes of time travel and the consequences of tampering with history, focusing on an academic's unethical experimentation with the past. It presents a narrative that combines elements of historical fiction with speculative science. The storyline follows Philton J. Bugsomer, a sociomatist who disobeys the ethical guidelines of his field by using a device called the time-grapple to transport sixteen Christians from ancient Rome to the 27th century for his research. As he grapples with the ethical implications of his actions, the time disruption he causes threatens to unravel the very fabric of time. The main conflict escalates as Bugsomer must replace the Christians to avoid a catastrophic time collapse, leading to a series of comical and perilous situations involving Roman gladiators, historical misunderstandings, and the chaos that ensues when two very different time periods collide. Ultimately, the novel reflects on human nature, knowledge, and the risks inherent in scientific exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210227135709dickson 1952 US Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction Epistolary fiction Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59643 2025-07-26T07:33:13.831473 text/html 35960 2024-10-18T15:18:40 text/html 414831 2025-07-26T07:33:15.989463 application/epub+zip 413665 2025-07-26T07:33:14.296484 application/epub+zip 82707 2025-07-26T07:33:14.042494 application/epub+zip 452729 2025-07-26T07:33:17.342466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444908 2025-07-26T07:33:15.768489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114006 2022-09-29T17:13:59.850445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52552 2025-07-26T07:33:13.682481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32685 2024-10-18T15:18:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17775 2025-07-26T07:33:17.476469 application/rdf+xml 25890 2025-07-26T07:33:14.143476 image/jpeg 4612 2025-07-26T07:33:14.090484 image/jpeg 379654 2025-07-26T07:33:13.846515 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia