The Disintegration Machine

"The Disintegration Machine"
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Publication date1929
Chronology
SeriesProfessor Challenger
 
When the World Screamed
 

"The Disintegration Machine" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in January 1929. The story centres on the discovery of a machine capable of disintegrating objects and reforming them as they were. This short story is a part of the "Challenger series", a collection of stories about the wealthy eccentric adventurer Professor Challenger.