02450cam a22003853u 4500 72247 UtSlPG 20260610134654.0 m cr n 260607r20231962utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Bova, Ben, 1932-2020 Answer, please answer Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Amazing Stories October 1962. Release date is 2023-11-28 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Answer, please answer" by Ben Bova is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story unfolds at the South Pole, where two astronomers, drafted into military service, are tasked with monitoring meteorological patterns in the midst of an emerging global crisis. The book explores themes of communication, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the terrifying implications of nuclear technology. The plot revolves around the two main characters, an optical astronomer and his colleague Rizzo, as they discover an inexplicable, repetitive signal emanating from a nearby Cepheid variable star. As they decode this mysterious message, they uncover a desperate plea from an alien civilization that has developed advanced technology and nuclear weapons. The narrative becomes increasingly tense as they realize that the civilization is transmitting its history and expressing a fear of impending doom, ultimately revealing that their star has exploded due to a catastrophic nuclear event. The story serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of technological advancement and humanity's own vulnerabilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962 Science fiction Short stories Interstellar communication -- Fiction Astronomers -- Fiction South Pole -- Fiction Schelling, George, 1938- Produced from Amazing Stories October 1962. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72247 112972 112972