A brilliant mind steps beyond his own century and discovers that knowledge itself can become the most dangerous weapon imaginable. When ambition outruns restraint, the future may demand a terrible price to protect the present. The Man From 2071 by Sewell Peaslee Wright. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Today’s story is the first on our podcast by Sewell Peaslee Wright. He was born in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1897 and wrote about twenty science fiction short stories between 1924 and 1933. Wright is best known for a series of adventures about Commander John Hanson, an officer in the Special Patrol Service.

Today’s story is the fifth of the ten tales featuring Commander Hanson. Published in Astounding Stories in June 1931 on page 295, The Man From 2071 by Sewell Peaslee Wright…

Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Earth’s greatest scientific curiosity becomes a harmless garden plant—until its quiet growth begins to tilt the world itself. As gravity shifts and the sky fills with falling stone, humanity must face a terrifying question: what exactly did they bring home from the Moon? Old Friends Are the Best by Jack Sharkey.

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