02516cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500260014626400510017230000470022333600260027033700260029633800360032249000530035850000310041150800960044252012430053853400760178165300200185765300180187765300260189565300380192165300270195965300290198683000530201585600430206899900190211174198UtSlPG20260610134722.0mcr n260607r20241954utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aAycock, Roger D.,d1914-200414aThe man who found out 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.  aRelease date is 2024-08-06  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Man Who Found Out" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a cynical journalist named Fortenay, who is tasked with covering the investigation of a mysterious artifact discovered deep in the ocean. The narrative explores themes of skepticism and hubris, contrasting Fortenay's arrogance with that of the scientist Dr. Hans Weigand, who is determined to uncover the truth behind his findings.  In the tale, Fortenay boards the oceanographic survey ship Cormorant, eager to expose what he believes will be a scientific fraud. As the two descend into the depths of Bartlett Deep in a bathysphere, Fortenay's arrogance is challenged by the darkness of the ocean and the ominous artifact looming ahead. When the bathysphere ultimately succumbs to the pressure of the abyss, the journalist unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a mythic realm alongside Weigand, where reality and legend converge. The novella culminates in Fortenay's realization of his own mortality and the consequences of his dismissive attitude towards the unknown, as they encounter a door that leads to what is ominously referred to as "Davy Jones' Locker." (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aScientists -- Fiction  aUnderwater exploration -- Fiction  aJournalists -- Fiction  aCaribbean Sea -- Fiction 0aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74198  c114923d114923