Tom Swift is the central character in six series of books, first appearing in 1910, totaling more than 100 volumes, of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Tom Swift's adventures have been written by different ghostwriters over the years. Most of the books are published under the collective pseudonym of Victor Appleton.