02653cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500230016326400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033649000220037249000560039450000310045050800960048152013180057753400900189565300200198565300260200565300300203165300260206170000280208783000220211583000560213785600430219399900190223668004UtSlPG20260610134553.0mcr n260607r20221945utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSmith, George O.q(George Oliver),d1911-198110aPandora's Millions 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aVenus Equilateral1 aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1945  aRelease date is 2022-05-06  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Pandora's Millions" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores a future society grappling with the consequences of a technological breakthrough that allows for the duplication of physical items, fundamentally altering economic principles. It examines themes of abundance, value, and societal structures in a world where the lines between want and necessity blur.  The story primarily follows Keg Johnson, the chief executive of Interplanet Transport, and Don Channing, a scientist who has developed a matter transmitter that enables the duplication of objects. As the technology threatens traditional economic systems by making everything readily available, both men struggle to adapt to a new reality. Keg seeks to establish a new means of trade based on unique services rather than material wealth, while others, like lawyer Mark Kingman, aim to exploit the current chaos for personal gain. The plot unfolds as characters navigate societal upheaval, the devaluation of money, and the search for a medium of exchange that could give stability to their world. Ultimately, the narrative reflects on the implications of technology on human relationships, societal roles, and the nature of value itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1945  aScience fiction  aInventions -- Fiction  aSpace stations -- Fiction  aTechnology -- Fiction1 aOrban, Paul,d1896-1974 0aVenus Equilateral 0aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, June 194540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68004  c108826d108826