Paul Eugen Sieg

Paul Eugen victory ( born August 2, 1899 in Cologne, † May 2, 1950 in Widdig ) was a German physicist and author of technical science fiction. His literary work consists of four science fiction novels and the nonfiction photography in the tropics, which appeared in 1934.

Works

Detatom (1936)

In an industrial plant can be produced by nuclear disintegration of radium in any desired amounts. The plant is threatened by a financial group. An attempt by sophisticated defense from the air, to protect from the ground and from the depths. However, the powerful enemy succeeds in penetrating the center of the work. The disaster that occurs, but can not stop the thirst of German researchers. They build underground on a new plant; There, a new fabric is produced, is harder than steel and lighter than air. This technical achievement of space flight to the moon and to Mars is possible. The core of the novel is the journey to Mars, where remnants of a technically superior civilization to be found. The hero and his faithful servant explore these and lay the foundation for colonization by their society, which presents itself as dissolved state power autonomous power. Detatom appeared before the book publication as an episodic novel in the newspaper and that in the Berliner Lokal -Anzeiger, 53 (1935) 228 of 22 September 1935 in 29 episodes to 53 ( 1935) 257, October 26, 1935 and entitled " The Riddle Detatom " in Hanoverian Gazette of 24 November 1935 to 11 January 1936.

The book edition appeared in 1936 Scherl Verlag, Berlin.

Southeast of Venus (1940 )

There is a timetable moderate air traffic between Earth and Mars. On Mars, there is a colony of humans. At a scheduled flight between Earth and Mars excessive there is a disaster of a traffic rocket that is forced to land on Venus. Crew and passengers look in amazement one environment as it existed on the earth millions of years ago. Horsetails, seal trees and ferns of huge size, swampy areas, dinosaurs and huge lizards inhabit the planet. After perilous adventures succeeds then the return of the castaways to Earth.

The novel is based on technical and scientific knowledge of the time and is an exciting journey into the future from the perspective of the year 1940.

The novel is the direct sequel to Detatom. Mars is colonized. As there a plague, the Mars fever erupts, sends one of the fastest cargo spaceship, which one has to bring the saving vaccine. In this case, choose a course through the orbit of Venus close to the sun and then, to save time, otherwise the colony dies. A meteor shower hits the cargo ship that havariert then on Venus, which presents itself as a primeval jungle world, as was imagined in the 1930s.

In the description of the Mars colony and the representation of the space ship, the Wassert way, and not land, the novel has always been ahead to the standards of the genre of contemporary literature future. It will be presented by thought spaceship designs and savvy concepts of a space suit, which contrasts with the cardboard figures of stylized protagonist.

Insulation ( posthumously 1953)

The novel portrays the impact that can have a complete chemical feed on human community.

On a flight to Australia a geophysicist is forced to land on a small volcanic island. This is assumed to be uninhabited island, he discovers an underground city. This is is equipped with everything imaginable, ruled the city withdrawn from a living -known researchers and scientists whose goal is the chemical production of all food. The geophysicist is forced to collaborate and to stay there. Thousands of other people are also forced to participate. The goal of the researcher and scientist is world domination.

The work was published posthumously in the Gebrüder Weiss Verlag, Berlin -Spandau.

Angolesa ( posthumously 1954)

This story is about the artificial production of gold and the impact in the world leaves this invention tomorrow.

Dr. Peter Förster has finally managed, after many trials and intensive research, produce gold from sea water. The entire economy, the stock markets and the currencies danger of collapse; the powerful of the world see their power threatened. All those who have problems by the invention of Dr. Förster try to thwart his genius. It begins a daring prosecution of Dr. Forster, in which also the nature of Africa is included.

The work was published posthumously in the Gebrüder Weiss Verlag, Berlin -Spandau.