# Modernity and Progress in Craig Kennedy Stories

> Theme guide for Craig Kennedy Stories by Arthur B. Reeve.

The stories celebrate the modern era's technological and intellectual advances, contrasting outdated 'hammer and tongs' detective work with cutting-edge laboratory analysis and new inventions like gyroscopes and automobiles.

## Where it surfaces

- [Craig Kennedy's Theories](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/craig_kennedy_stories_se/chapters/craig-kennedy-s-theories): Kennedy frames the application of science to crime as a modern advancement, moving beyond outdated 'hammer and tongs' methods.
- [The Terror in the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/craig_kennedy_stories_se/chapters/the-terror-in-the-air): The chapter highlights the cutting-edge technology of aeroplanes, gyroscopes, and wireless telegraphy, and the competitive race for prizes and patents that drives innovation.
- [The Steel Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/craig_kennedy_stories_se/chapters/the-steel-door): Kennedy uses advanced technology (blowpipe) to overcome physical barriers, and the chapter highlights the use of electromagnets in rigged gambling machines.

## Links

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- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/craig_kennedy_stories_se/themes