Tom Swift

Summary

Tom Swift is a children's book series^[1]. It worked as an inventor^[2]. It draws 491 Wikipedia views per month (children_s_book_series category, ranking #17 of 53).^[3]

Key Facts

• Tom Swift worked as an inventor^[2].
• Tom Swift is the creator of Edward Stratemeyer^[4].
• Tom Swift is the creator of Howard Roger Garis^[5].
• Tom Swift is the creator of Harriet Adams^[6].
• Tom Swift is the creator of Jim Lawrence^[7].
• Tom Swift is the creator of Richard McKenna^[8].
• Tom Swift is recorded as male^[9].
• Tom Swift's instance of is recorded as children's book series^[10].
• Tom Swift's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[11].
• Tom Swift was published by Stratemeyer Syndicate^[12].
• Tom Swift was published by Simon & Schuster^[13].
• Tom Swift's genre is children's literature^[14].
• Tom Swift's Commons category is recorded as Tom Swift^[15].
• 1910 marks the founding of Tom Swift^[16].
• Tom Swift's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tom Swift^[17].
• Tom Swift's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tom Swift'}^[18].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include children's book series^[10] and fictional human^[11].

History and Context

1910 marks the founding of Tom Swift^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tom Swift include 14941 Tomswift^[19], an asteroid^[20].

Why It Matters

Tom Swift draws 491 Wikipedia views per month (children_s_book_series category, ranking #17 of 53).^[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]

Entities named for it include 14941 Tomswift^[19], an asteroid^[20].

FAQs

What did Tom Swift do for work?

Tom Swift worked as inventor^[2].