Tom Swift Jr. (Original)

Thomas A. Swift Jr. (born c. 1936) is an American inventor and scientist who is the main protagonist of the Tom Swift Jr. series.

Biography
Tom was born in Shopton, New York around 1936 to Tom Swift Sr. and Mary Nestor Swift. He has a younger sister, Sandra, who was born a year later. He is blond and blue-eyed and about 6 feet tall, slightly taller than his father. Tom, like his father, displays a special talent for science and adventure. He completes his first invention, the Sky Queen (nicknamed the "Flying Lab") at age 18. Over the next year, Swift, along with his best friend Bud Barclay, accomplish several feats, including becoming the first humans in space, creating the first manned space station, becoming the first humans to reach the moon, and becoming the first interplanetary travelers.

Appearances
Tom Swift Jr. appears in 33 novels published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1954 and 1971. However, due to the fact that he remain the same age throughout the novels, they are presumed to all be set between 1954 and 1955. Tom Swift Jr. is also the protagonist of the Tom Swift, Young Inventor series, implied to be set many years later.