The vidiot

A 1958 science fiction short story by Ib Melchior, "The Vidiot" follows Don Hartley, an ambitious young television technician who, while experimenting with a camera setup for a live space opera broadcast, discovers he can see through a black backdrop into a spaceship.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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SciFi, Fantasy, and Webnovels›Space and adventure science fiction›Future societies and satire›Advertising, media, and consumer life

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