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The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw

The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw rather than just read about it. In short: "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" is a 1937 short story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, about an unfrozen 50,000-year-old caveman. The story was originally printed in Argosy, and later reprinted as one of three stories in the collection, Tales of Three Planets (Canaveral, 1964, 1974).

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Reference excerpt

"The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" is a 1937 short story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, about an unfrozen 50,000-year-old caveman. The story was originally printed in Argosy, and later reprinted as one of three stories in the collection, Tales of Three Planets (Canaveral, 1964, 1974). The Argosy text, used for all versions published under this title, contained significant alterations by the magazine editor of Burroughs' original text. Burroughs' original version, "Elmer", was published in Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (Guidry & Adkins, 2001).

Plot summary The story turns about an experimental aviator and a cryogenicist, who are flying over Siberia when forced to land, after an airplane mechanical failure. They survive the landing, and happen to find the body of a caveman, frozen into a newly uncovered glacier wall. Jokingly, the aviator suggests that the cryogenicist attempt to revive the man, which he proceeds to do, using transfusions and injections of drugs. The caveman proves to be intelligent, and immensely strong. His name is Kolani and he soon learns enough English to communicate. Returned to America, he is given the stage name of Jim Stone, after he proves to be a professional wrestling sensation, who throws all contenders over the ropes and into the crowd. Stone/Kolani eventually falls in love with a popular movie actress, who as it happens is a look-alike for his intended mate of long ago. In negotiating the ways of the new society of the 20th century, however, Kolani gives the opinion that modern women now act in nearly all ways like men, and he does not approve of any of it. After finding the actress, whom he has been romancing, with another man, he deliberately refreezes himself in a meat locker, with a note that he is seeking his real mate, and not to thaw him out again.

See also "The Ugly Little Boy", a 1958 short story by Isaac Asimov about a cave boy scooped up by a time machine Iceman, a 1984 film about a thawed-out caveman Encino Man, a 1992 film about a thawed-out caveman The Man from Earth, a 2007 film about a professor claiming to be a caveman who has lived for more than 14,000 years "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer", a Saturday Night Live sketch

External links Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project Page for "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" Free Ebook of "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" from Project Gutenberg Australia

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw

In research: The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1930s short story stubs, 1937 English-language short stories, 1937 short stories, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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