02462cam a22003613u 4500 67587 UtSlPG 20260610134548.0 m cr n 260607r20221956utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987 Stroke of Genius Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Infinity Science Fiction, August 1956 Release date is 2022-03-08 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Stroke of Genius" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The narrative revolves around themes of ambition, jealousy, and betrayal set against a backdrop of advanced technology and scientific experimentation. The story follows Lewis Crayley, a brilliant engineer, who plots the murder of his rival Berin Klythe, the director of a prominent space engineering firm, using a sophisticated method tied to their work on a revolutionary energy generator. In the story, Crayley feels threatened by Klythe's genius and recent success. As Klythe prepares to oversee the assembly of a new sub-nucleonic generator, Crayley hatches a plan to eliminate him, manipulating the engineering recording process to create an accident. When the generator malfunctions during a demonstration, it results in Klythe's death while Crayley manages to maintain his façade. However, as the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Crayley's actions have betrayed him, leading to a tense climax where his subconscious reveals his guilt during the playback of the recording. The story concludes with his fate hanging in the balance as the implications of his plot come to light. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Royal Publications, Inc, 1956 Science fiction Murderers -- Fiction Robots, Industrial -- Fiction Phillips, R. Produced from Infinity Science Fiction, August 1956 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67587 108409 108409