Man in a Sewing Machine (Registro nro. 91774)
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| control field | 50936 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134154.0 |
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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 | Stecher, L. J., Jr., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1918-1988 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Man in a Sewing Machine |
| 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 | 2016 |
| 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 Galaxy Science Fiction February 1956 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2016-01-15 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| 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. | "Man in a Sewing Machine" by L. J. Stecher, Jr. is a science fiction narrative crafted in the mid-20th century. The story centers on themes of human ingenuity, artificial intelligence, and the complexities of communication between life forms—whether human or machine. The book explores a conflict scenario involving an invasion of the Solar Confederation by alien forces and delves into the relationship between its protagonist, John Bristol, and his advanced computer, Buster, which delivers cryptic advice throughout their interactions. In the story, John Bristol grapples with the enigmatic counsel of Buster, who advises, “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine,” in response to questions about how to defend their civilization against the aliens. The tale unfolds as Bristol and a council of leaders attempt to interpret this proverb, leading them to explore the concept of inter-planar travel—referred to as "stitching"—as a potential means to evade the invaders. The discussions drive Bristol to discover a strategy that involves alternating returns between the two universes to mislead the enemy and ultimately seek peace instead of destruction. Through humor and philosophic exchanges, the narrative envisions both the challenges and moral dilemmas of technology and warfare, resulting in a thoughtful reflection on humanity’s response to crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Artificial intelligence -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Spouses -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Computers -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Questions and answers -- 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 Galaxy Science Fiction February 1956 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50936">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50936</a> |
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