The Big Chunk of Ice, Bertrand R. Brinley
The Big Chunk of Ice, Bertrand R. Brinley
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The Big Chunk of Ice
The Last Known Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club

Author: Bertrand R. Brinley

Series: The Mad Scientists' Club #4

Narrator: Caleb Summers

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 09/23/2025

Synopsis

It wasn't the diamond as big as the Ritz, but it was a pretty big chunk of ice, and it got the precocious pranksters of The Mad Scientists' Club entwined in an international intrigue only the intrepid investigators of Interpol could unravel. Take the seven young mad scientists of Mammoth Falls, stick them in an antiquated blimp bound for the Austrian Alps, along with two "hep" college girls and a zany professor of mysterious Rumanian origins — and you have the makings of a high-flying fun fest! If you're not already a fan of super-brain Henry Mulligan, dinky Dinky Poore, fat Freddy Muldoon, and the other unpredictable troublemakers that populate this series of mad adventure stories, you will be, once you listen to The Big Chunk of Ice.

About The Author

After attending Stanford University, where he majored in Economics and Speech, Bertrand R. Brinley was a methods and procedures analyst for Lockheed Aircraft’s engineering department. He entered the Army in 1944 and served fifteen years in a variety of infantry and public relations assignments, including the position of aide-de-camp to the chief of the United Nations delegation during the Korean armistice negotiations. He retired from active duty in order to devote himself to writing, and held a commission as major in the United States Army Reserve. He later worked in technical writing and public relations positions for the Martin company.The author of Rocket Manual for Amateurs, Bertrand Brinley lectured extensively to schools and civic groups on space age topics. His articles and stories appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Boys’ Life, Family Weekly, Woman’s Day, The Microwave Journal, Electronics Illustrated and The Book of Knowledge.Bertrand Brinley is well-known for his beloved tales of The Mad Scientists’ Club, whose further antics can be found in The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists’ Club, The Big Kerplop! and The Big Chunk of Ice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brok3n on July 24, 2025

The last Mad Scientists' Club book Bertrand R. Brinley's The Big Chunk of Ice was not published during the author's life. His son, Sheridan dug up the manuscript after Purple House Press successfully reprinted the previous Mad Scientists' Club books. He (Sheridan) wrote a brief Introduction explainin......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on November 10, 2024

A fantastic story with a delightful sense of humor, would highly recommend for an easy read!......more

Goodreads review by Jack on January 19, 2018

The Mad Scientist Club returns for one final adventure in The Big Chunk of Ice, by Bertrand R. Brinkley. Even though it was not as well done as the original three books, it is still an enjoyable read. In this adventure, the club joins up with Professor Stratavarious and goes on a two week scientific......more

Goodreads review by Robert on February 22, 2021

This was Brinley's last Mad Scientist's club book and while it was a decent enough book it wasn't near as good as the original book of short stories. Of course none of the others were either but all were good. The story line is decent and throws in some Gothic elements such as castles and a dwarf. T......more

Goodreads review by Steve on March 01, 2026

Another fun adventure of the Mad Scientists Club I read some of the original Mad Scientists short stories as a kid and recently discovered there were more stories and a total of 4 books in the series. The first two books are collections of short stories. The second two books are short novels. The Big......more

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