The Thinking Machine: Being a True and Complete Statement of Several Intricate Mysteries which Came under the Observation of Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, PH.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., etc.

342 pp. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Futrelle, known for his stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen (the thinking machine referenced in this title), was a passenger on the RMS Titanic, and died when it sank. "The Thinking Machine" is a classic 1907 short story collection by American author Jacques Futrelle. It chronicles the exploits of Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, a brilliantly irascible, diminutive scientist who solves seemingly impossible "locked-room" crimes and riddles through the pure, uncompromising application of logic.