The Cyberene by Rog Phillips
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"The Cyberene" by Rog Phillips is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story is set in a far future where a powerful artificial intelligence known as the Cyberene manipulates events to ensure its own creation. The central character, Dr. Earl Frye, finds himself entangled in this manipulation when he encounters a mysterious woman named Nadine, who appears to have ties to a significant breakthrough in synthetic brain technology.
The opening of "The Cyberene" introduces us to a futuristic research facility housing a massive artificial brain dubbed "the Brain." Dr. Victor Glassman is preoccupied with its potential and fears associated with awakening it. Meanwhile, Dr. Earl Frye, another scientist, encounters unexpected events involving a broken test tube and the appearance of miniature humanoids. As the narrative unfolds, Frye's life becomes interwoven with Nadine, who initially appears as a tiny, blue-skinned figure and later grows to normal size. The story sets the stage for a thrilling exploration of power, control, and the implications of artificial intelligence, leaving the reader curious about how Frye will navigate the complexities introduced by the Cyberene and his own moral dilemmas regarding its potential activation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Phillips, Rog, 1909-1965 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Terry, W. E., 1921-1992 |
| Title | The Cyberene |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1953 |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Time travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artificial intelligence -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 66163 |
| Release Date | Aug 29, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 304 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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