EccentricinventorProf.JohnRichardsseemstohavehitpaydirtwhenhedesignsacontraptionwhichcanmovelargeobjectsinstantlybybreakingthemintoatomswhichcanbestreamedfromoneplacetoanother.Thisnewmachineseemslikeasure-firehit,whichhasattractedtheattentionofRichards'less-than-scrupulousassistantMartin,whowantstostealthenewinvention...