About the book: 1986 / Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (1884-1942) - one of the founders of Soviet science fiction, who managed in his works to combine science and life, present and future, dream and reality. The most important discoveries in the field of medicine and technology are included in this collection of the story “The Head of Professor Dowell”, the fantastic short story “The End of the World” and a series of stories about the inventions of Professor Wagner (“Hoiti-Toiti”, “Over the Abyss”), the theme of conquering the depths of the sea revealed in the novel “Underwater Earthmen”. Illustrations by V. Rudenko.