| Author |
Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981 |
| Illustrator |
Orban, Paul, 1896-1974 |
| Title |
Problem in solid
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| Original Publication |
United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1947.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Problem in Solid" by George O. Smith is a science fiction story published in the late 1940s. The narrative revolves around advanced concepts of photography and duplication, exploring the implications of creating three-dimensional images and the complex moral consequences that ensue from such technology. The plot centers on Martin Hammer, a film producer, and Tim Woodart, an engineer who has invented a revolutionary way to create lifelike, three-dimensional images. The story takes a darker turn with the character Harry Foster, a motion picture star whose duplicity leads him to create a duplicate of himself, which ultimately results in murder. As the investigation unfolds, themes of identity, morality, and the nature of existence are examined, culminating in a courtroom drama where the distinctions between original and duplicate become entangled in a legal and ethical quagmire. The story highlights the consequences of technological advancement and raises questions about life, reality, and the law in a unique narrative style. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Science fiction
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| Subject |
Criminals -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Inventions -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Identity -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
68418 |
| Release Date |
Jun 28, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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