02213cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000160011324500190012926400510014830000470019933600260024633700260027233800360029849000730033450000310040750801290043852010920056753400450165965300200170465300180172483000730174285600430181599900170185827383UtSlPG20260610133626.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGoble, Neil10aMaster of None 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Analog Science Fact and Science Fiction February 1962.  aRelease date is 2008-12-02  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Dave Lovelace, Stephen Blundell
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net  a"Master of None" by Neil Goble is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of knowledge, education, and the value of well-rounded individuals in a highly specialized society. It revolves around the idea that true competence may lie in being a "jack of all trades" rather than a master of one.  The story centers on Freddy the Fish, a homeless man with a surprisingly vast store of knowledge. When mysterious signals from the moon Ganymede are detected, the government seeks a representative who can navigate diverse fields of knowledge to communicate with the intelligent beings who sent the signals. Despite the overwhelming qualifications required, Freddy unknowingly qualifies for the mission after his friends submit his answers to a test he had filled out casually. As Freddy becomes the unlikely choice to represent Earth in this interstellar communication, the narrative weaves humor and social commentary, ultimately suggesting that wisdom and intellect can come from the most unexpected places. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories 0aProduced from Analog Science Fact and Science Fiction February 1962.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27383  c68292d68292