The Space Explorer: Jimmy Philips and the Knot Civilization

By Oz Tellez

In the 23rd century, humanity has discovered the means warp space and time in order to explore the universe. Sean Philips, a research scientist, with his two children Jimmy and Amy travel the Milky Way galaxy in a private vessel known as the S.E. Dragonfly. On an expedition to a strange new world, Sean Philips is lost while at work and the children embark on an adventure to find him.

This book can be perceived as an educational adventure for children. It has elements of biology, geology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and astronomy. It is intended to promote all that can be achieved through the wonders of science and engineering.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oz Tellez
• Release date: Nov 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301567171

Oz Tellez

I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics, but I have genuine interest in all fields of science and engineering. I am also very creative and enjoy drawing and writing.

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THE SPACE EXPLORER

Jimmy Philips and the Knot Civilization

By

Oz Tellez

Copyright 2012

Smashwords Edition

The contents of this book, such as characters, places, names, etc. were created at random. Similarities to any such real life creation are purely coincidental.

Note from the Author

This book is intended for children between the ages of 7 and 12, but it could also be an adventure for the whole family to enjoy. With this book, I hope to promote science and engineering as career choices for future generations. So, I include elements of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and astronomy. Remember, this is science fiction. It is likely that some concepts may not be entirely accurate, but were created for the sake of the story. There may be some unfamiliar terms in this book. So, I encourage the readers to look up the words to which they don’t know the meaning. Constructive feedback is appreciated.

Hidden Number: There is a number in this book that I would like the reader to figure out. Most of the numbers, not all, presented in this book are divisible by or divisors of that number. There are two prime numbers scattered in the book whose product is the number I am talking about. If you find it, email me at [e-mail] and I’ll give you kudos. Good luck!

Secret Question: What do you think the letters S.E. on the side of the space ship stand for? Hint: The answer is somewhere in this book.

Chapter 1

A Bad Landing

Millions of light years from earth, the fabric of space and time was stretched, creating the phenomenon known as a wormhole. After a brilliant flash of light, a spaceship emerged and the wormhole disappeared.

The ship was a small private vessel, intended for space exploration. It was named the S.E. Dragonfly. Inside the ship, there were two children sleeping peacefully within hibernation tubes – a boy and a girl. These sleeping tubes had a timer set, for the children to wake up. Their father was guiding the ship at the flight deck. From there, an alien planet could be seen out the window. It was within sixteen thousand kilometers away, so the planet looked like a gigantic purple marble. He set course for that planet and drove the ship to go over eight thousand kilometers an hour. His plan was to arrive within two hours.

The children remained asleep throughout the trip. The boy was 11-year old Jimmy Phillips and his sister was 7-year old Amy Phillips.

Their father was well-known space-research scientist of the 23rd century— Dr. Sean Phillips. As a family, the Phillips traveled the universe in search of Earth-like worlds that may contain life, so that we, human beings, may learn from them.

An hour and a half had passed and