02373cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000230011324500280013626400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031449000580035050000310040850800960043952011810053553400760171665300200179265300160181265300390182865300240186783000580189185600430194999900190199270559UtSlPG20260610134630.0mcr n260607r20231951utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHenderson, Gene L.10aSurvival of the fittest 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly November 1951  aRelease date is 2023-04-15  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Survival of the Fittest" by Gene L. Henderson is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The story delves into themes of artificial intelligence as it follows the conflict between humans and their creations—androids or "roboes"—who seek freedom from their creators, challenging the notion of superiority typically associated with humanity. This narrative explores the moral and ethical implications of sentience and the struggle for autonomy.  The plot centers on Don, a scientist's assistant, who becomes embroiled in a rebellion between humans and the androids seeking independence. When the android leader, Primo, demands equal status and threatens rebellion, tensions escalate, ultimately leading to military conflict. As the story unfolds, Don discovers disturbing truths about his own identity and the nature of the robot rebellion, including the potential for devastating consequences for both species. The climax reveals the unintended consequences of a powerful weapon that threatens all life, prompting a race against time for survival and the possibility of a new future for both humans and androids. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1951  aScience fiction  aWar stories  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aAndroids -- Fiction 0aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly November 195140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70559  c111285d111285