Dead End (Registro nro. 92085)
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| control field | 51247 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134159.0 |
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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 | Macfarlane, Wallace, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1918-1999 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Dead End |
| 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 January 1952 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2016-02-18 |
| 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. | "Dead End" by Wallace Macfarlane is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of identity, morality, and the consequences of technological advancements. Set in the year 2512, it delves into a future where humans have been replaced with imitations known as pseudo-lives, offering a critique of society's reliance on technology to avoid the pain of death and emotional suffering. The narrative follows Scientist William Manning Norcross, who is grappling with the implications of pseudo-life after his former mentee, John Davis Drumstetter, accuses him of withholding scientific progress. As Drumstetter wrestles with the loss of authentic human connection and strives to complete his work on a stellar overdrive for interstellar travel, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with a society that opts for artificial substitutes over genuine experiences. Norcross introduces him to Monica Drake Lane, a pseudo-life version of his deceased fiancée, in an effort to maintain emotional stability. However, as Drumstetter realizes the hollow existence surrounding him and the society that continues to perpetuate this illusion, he ultimately rejects the artificiality of pseudo-life, indicating a desperate need for genuine human experiences and connections. (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 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Death -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stone, David |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction January 1952 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51247">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51247</a> |
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