Books in Pan science fiction series

First Edition, 1959, first printing, an EX-LIBRARY cloth-bound hardcover, without a dust jacket, from The John C. Winston Co., by Donald Wollheim. The book is in very good condition with the usual ex-library attributes: empty card pouch on the inside cover, stamped "grades 7-8" in the upper left corner of the inside front cove, slightly soiled/foxed first and last pages and inside boards, secure library binding, library name stamp on the title page, red "1" at the bottom of the copyright page, slight wear to the cover. Excellent reading copy of this young adult novel in the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961.

Cyborgs, heroes with missing hands, and prosthetics that allow sight in the blind are just some of the unbelievable plot points in science fiction that began years ago. Today, much of this technology exists. Those without legs can be fitted with bionic limbs so well made they can run marathons. Readers learn the history of bionic limbs in science fiction and popular culture and connect it to the real, amazing science of today. Full of interesting STEM content, each chapter engages readers with the ideas behind, execution, and future of this technology.