The Big Headache (Registro nro. 102054)

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Original cataloging agency UtSlPG
041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title en
Source of code iso639-1
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PS
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Harmon, Jim,
Dates associated with a name 1933-2010
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Big Headache
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Salt Lake City, UT :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Project Gutenberg,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2020
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details multiple file formats
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Content type term text
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Media type term computer
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Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962
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General note Release date is 2020-01-24
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Creation/production credits note Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The Big Headache" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around themes of medical ethics, the consequences of scientific experimentation, and human cognition. It focuses on the potential for a new treatment aimed at curing headaches, which leads to unforeseen and dramatic results concerning intelligence and mental capacity. In "The Big Headache," biologists Dr. Ferris and Dr. Mitchell seek to test their experimental virus that purports to eliminate headaches by affecting the pituitary gland. They persuade the renowned mathematician, Dr. Elliot Macklin, who suffers from severe migraines, to participate in their trial. Initially successful in alleviating his pain, the procedure drastically reduces Macklin's intelligence, transforming him into a simple-minded man who rejects returning to his previous self. This state of bliss raised ethical dilemmas regarding autonomy, mental capacity, and whether it is better to live in ignorance without suffering or to be burdened by the pressures of a complex mind. The story culminates in Dr. Ferris envisioning a future where they can profit from this discovery, while the moral implications of their actions hang over them, illustrating the balance between scientific ambition and ethical responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Uncontrolled term Science fiction
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Uncontrolled term Short stories
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Uncontrolled term Scientists -- Fiction
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Uncontrolled term Experiments -- Fiction
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Personal name Dyas
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61228">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61228</a>

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