Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911-1981 creator Orban, Paul 1896-1974 text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Problem in Solid" by George O. Smith is a science fiction story published in the late 1940s. The narrative revolves around advanced concepts of photography and duplication, exploring the implications of creating three-dimensional images and the complex moral consequences that ensue from such technology. The plot centers on Martin Hammer, a film producer, and Tim Woodart, an engineer who has invented a revolutionary way to create lifelike, three-dimensional images. The story takes a darker turn with the character Harry Foster, a motion picture star whose duplicity leads him to create a duplicate of himself, which ultimately results in murder. As the investigation unfolds, themes of identity, morality, and the nature of existence are examined, culminating in a courtroom drama where the distinctions between original and duplicate become entangled in a legal and ethical quagmire. The story highlights the consequences of technological advancement and raises questions about life, reality, and the law in a unique narrative style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2022-06-28 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Originally published: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1947 Science fiction Criminals -- Fiction Motion picture industry -- Fiction Inventions -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction PS United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1947 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68418 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68418 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134559.0 68418