Born in 1887, c.u.mmings acquired insight into the vast possibilities of future science by a personal a.s.sociation with Thomas Alva Edison.
During the 1920"s and 1930"s, he thrilled millions of readers with his vivid tales of s.p.a.ce and time. The infinite and the infinitesimal were all parts of his canvas, and past, present, and future, the interplanetary and the extra-dimensional, all made their initial impact on the reading public through his many stories and novels.