Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper
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"Omnilingual" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction short story published in 1957. On Mars, an Earth expedition discovers the ruins of an ancient civilization that vanished 50,000 years ago. When archaeologist Martha Dane attempts to decipher the alien texts left behind, she faces skepticism from her male colleagues and rivalry from a competitive teammate. Her breakthrough comes from an unexpected source—a universal scientific truth that might bridge the gap between
human and Martian understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Piper, H. Beam, 1904-1964 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005 |
| Title | Omnilingual |
| Series Title | Produced from "Astounding Science Fiction," February, 1957. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnilingual |
| Credits |
Produced by Susan Skinner, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19445 |
| Release Date | Oct 2, 2006 |
| Last Update | Nov 4, 2017 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 870 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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