Espaçonave proposta no artigo "Berlin to New York in less than One Hour!"[1] ("De Berlim a Nova Iorque em menos de uma hora!") escrito por Hugo Gernsback e ilustrado por Frank R. Paul na edição de Novembro de 1931 da revista "Everyday Science and Mechanics" ("Ciência e Mecânica Cotidiana" - Volume 2, Número 12). Segundo o artigo, esta espaçonave alcançaria uma altitude de 700 milhas em sua viagem de uma hora de Berlim a Nova Iorque.
English: "Berlin to New York in less than One Hour!" written by Hugo Gernsback and illustrated by Frank R. Paul in the November 1931 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics. (Volume 2, Number 12.) This proposed spaceship would reach an altitude 700 miles on its one hour trip from Berlin to New York. The article notes that "the tremendous acceleration of the flyer during the first few minutes makes things rather uncomfortable for the passengers." Artificial refrigeration would keep the passengers and ship from getting too hot on re-entry. A major problem to solve is the weight of the fuel required for the trip. Hugo Gernsback started his first magazine, Modern Electrics in 1908 and wrote his first "Science Fiction" story, "Ralph 124C 41+", in 1911. Gernsback started a dedicated science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, in 1926. The World Science Fiction Society annual award for science fiction writing is the Hugo. Frank R. Paul began illustrating Gernsback's magazines around 1914 and became one of the leading science fiction artists. Science and Mechanics was started by Hugo Gernsback soon after he lost his Experimenter Publishing Company in 1929. Initially titled Everyday Mechanics, it became Everyday Science and Mechanics in 1931. Virgil Angerman purchased the magazine in 1937 and changed the title to Science and Mechanics. Curtis Publishing Company acquired a controlling interest in 1954 and the magazine was sold to Davis Publications in 1959. The magazine was published until 1984. This cover had soiling on the edges with a few minor folds, scratches and pencil marks. It was scanned with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner and saved as a 300 dpi tif file. The restoration was done in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0. The magazine size is 8.5 by 11.5 inches (215 by 290 mm). Français : « De Berlin à New-York en moins d'une heure ». Article d'Hugo Gernsback illustré par Frank R. Paul. magazine Everyday Science and Mechanics: volume 2, numéro 12 (novembre 1931). Le vaisseau décrit dans l'article monte à une altitude de 1100 km au cours de son voyage de Berlin à New-York, selon l'auteur « L'accélération énorme du vaisseau dans les premières minutes du vol sera plutot inconfortable pour les passagers ». Le magazine Science and Mechanics a été fondé par Hugo Gernsback peu après avoir perdu sa « Experimenter Publishing Company » en 1929. Initialement nommée Everyday Mechanics, il a été renommé Everyday Science and Mechanics en 1931. Virgil Angerman acheta le magazine en 1937 et a changé son titre en Science and Mechanics. Ce magazine, sous le controlede différentes personnes et compagnies, a été publié jusqu'en 1984. Couverture de 21,5 cn × 29,2 cm numérisée à l'aide d'un scanner Epson Perfection V500 à une résolution de 300 dpi, puis restaurée numériquement à l'aide du logiciel Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0.