02648cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500120016326400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032549000560036150000310041750800970044852014020054553400900194765300200203765300360205765300250209365300260211870000120214483000560215685600430221299900190225568272UtSlPG20260610134557.0mcr n260607r20221946utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSmith, George O.q(George Oliver),d1911-198110aTrouble 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1946  aRelease date is 2022-06-09  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.  a"Trouble" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the complexities of human identity and the interactions between an engineer and his physicist alter ego, exploring themes of creativity and practicality within the realm of science. The narrative unfolds through the experiences of Tom Lionel, the consulting engineer who struggles with a split personality, leading to humorous and thought-provoking situations as both personas grapple with their conflicting approaches to problems.  The plot centers on Tom Lionel, who awakes to find his life complicated by the presence of his physicist counterpart, who continuously interferes with his practical work. As Tom navigates his daily life, he becomes increasingly frustrated with his physicist self's impractical theories and expensive whims, such as the purchase of a mass spectrograph that Tom deems unnecessary. The tension escalates when the physicist uses the laboratory equipment to delve into fantastical experiments, including the study of poltergeist phenomena and attempts to harness antigravity. The two personalities engage in an ongoing "battle" of intellects, ultimately leading to a realization that their coexistence may be more beneficial than previously thought as they confront unexpected scientific challenges together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1946  aScience fiction  aMultiple personality -- Fiction  aEngineers -- Fiction  aPhysicists -- Fiction1 aSwenson 0aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, July 194640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68272  c109088d109088