The Time Portal 2: Escape in Time by Joe Corso [time travel]

the onlooker. My idea is to use a combination of both technologies, yet incorporate a third technology as well. I would like to combine the video camera and television technology, together as one unit, with a third part of the equation. Recently, a major television manufacturer discovered a seven layer screen, as thin as a credit card, which they named OLED or organic light emitting diode. OLED is display technology using manmade carbon based molecules that emit light when charged with electricity. As far as the spacecraft is concerned, I can use the metamaterial but incorporate the optical camouflage into the material. So, in addition to the light passing around the craft, I would have the metamaterial impregnated with thousands of micro miniature video cameras and screens. If anyone were to look at the craft from the ground, he would see what was above it. As a secondary effect, we might also use the principal of bending light around the craft. The craft itself is easier to cloak than a human being because its surface does not bend. Yes, it moves, but unlike a person, it doesn’t bend or turn, so the computer has less work to do to keep the ship cloaked. In fact, to the computer, the spaceship is motionless and at rest. For every move a human makes, the computer has to make billions, even trillions of computations to keep the continuity of cloaking at a constant level, but yes, I believe I can successfully make our craft invisible. The invisibility cloaks for you and your crew will take me a little longer to perfect. You see, I’m not just building a cloaking device for our little ship, I’m also going to make people, living, breathing, moving humans . . . invisible.”
    “Wow.” That was all Lucky could say. “Wow, now I’ve heard it all. Do you know how many people would love to be invisible, just for a day? My mind is going crazy with the fun people could have,” he said with a laugh.
    “Lucky, this is serious,” the professor interrupted.
    “Ah hum,” Lucky coughed and cleared his throat after having been scolded. “Why, yes, Dr. Lindstrom, it is, but you gotta admit, it’s funny – the possibilities, I mean. It’s really fun imagining . . . ”
    “Imagining what, Lucky? This is about protection. This is about national security. This is about lives. . .”
    “Lighten up, professor,” Lucky said, cutting him off. “Look, we’ll stay. This is far too good not to. But one day, when this is all over, I wanna see you loosen up a bit, for real. I mean, have a drink, get a little tipsy, laugh a bit. Life isn’t all propulsion systems and refracted light. Ya gotta live a little,” he said as he gave Lindstrom a little nudge.
    “Thank you for your ‘yes’ to remain,” the professor said as he rose from his chair. “But I can do without your lecture on life, thank you very much,” he added as turned to walk away. “I’ll have a list of essentials to you in the morning.”
    The following morning, Charlie headed out with the list of the professor’s required items. Most of what he needed, Charlie could purchase locally, but there were a few things that required overnight or express shipping. Day by day, the supplies trickled in. Lucky was beginning to think that he would have to build another barn just to hold them all. The professor got right to it, busying himself with working on circuit boards and other electronic devices with words barely pronounceable. To most of the gang, it appeared that he knew exactly what he was doing and as usual, seemed to be enjoying it immensely. Here at the ranch, he could work without interruption with all the money and resources he needed. It was the perfect scenario for any scientist. Lindstrom went about his business with purpose and clarity. It was something that Lucky admired in the man. Each day, Lucky observed as he worked at a frenetic pace. It was either his personality or perhaps the fear of Lucky one day pulling the plug on his little experiment, but work