Garrett Serviss - "Edison's Conquest of Mars" (1898) | Chrononauts Episode 21.3

Containing matters pertaining to a Counter-invasion in which vars. Social matters are Discarded in favor of Scientific Speculation and Patriotism. Timestamps: background (0:00) plot summary (10:30) general discussion (1:13:24) Bibliography: Crossley, Robert - "Imagining Mars: A Literary History" (2011) Richter, Jonas - "Traces of the Gods: Ancient Astronauts as a Vision of Our Future", Vol. 59, No. 2/3, Alternative Archaeology (2012), Searles, A. Langley, introduction to "Edison's Conquest of Mars", Carcosa House ed. (1947) Music: "Electric Sparks" (interlude 2), composed by Charles Gimbel Jr., 1872 https://www.loc.gov/item/sm1872.05600/