The towers of Titan (Registro nro. 113064)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 72339 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134655.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| 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 | Bova, Ben, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1932-2020 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The towers of Titan |
| 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 | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Amazing Stories January 1962. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2023-12-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Towers of Titan" by Ben Bova is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the enigmatic and ancient machines located on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and the efforts of a group of Earth scientists to decipher their purpose and origins. With themes of exploration and the confrontation of the unknown, the book delves into the complexities of human curiosity and the existential dread that arises from encountering a seemingly incomprehensible alien technology. The story follows Dr. Sidney Lee, an anthropologist who returns to Titan after an earlier emotional breakdown caused by the mysteries surrounding the towers and their continuous operation for millions of years. As Lee reintegrates into the scientific community, he grapples with the unknown alongside his colleague Elaine. The team struggles to understand the functionality of the towers, which are found to be manipulating gravity waves that could affect Earth's climate over time. Discovering that the machines were likely built by a hostile alien race, the narrative culminates in Lee's realization that understanding this alien technology is crucial for the future of humanity. Ultimately, the book is a gripping exploration of humanity's quest for knowledge in the face of potential existential threats from the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Titan (Satellite) -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Emshwiller, Ed, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1925-1990 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Amazing Stories January 1962. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72339">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72339</a> |
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