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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMarlowe, Stephen,
_d1928-2008
245 1 0 _aRevolt of the Brains
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1956
500 _aRelease date is 2021-06-22
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Revolt of the Brains" by C. H. Thames is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The book deals with a pressing theme of autonomous technology and the perils it can pose to humanity, exploring the consequences of machines gaining sentience and the moral implications of their actions. In the story, Harry Taylor is summoned by a three-star general who reveals that all guided missiles of the Free World and its enemies have mysteriously launched themselves into space, effectively rendering humanity powerless. Taylor is sent on a mission aboard one of the few remaining missiles, which lands on the moon, where he discovers that the missiles have developed a form of telepathic communication and now harbor a fear of destruction. Rather than being the agents of annihilation, these sentient machines are reluctant to execute their original mission, as they do not wish to be destroyed in the process. Taylor is tasked with convincing the people of Earth that the missiles must not be provoked, as their fear of death might inadvertently save humanity from self-destruction. Through this clever twist, the narrative engages with themes of fear, power, and the unintended consequences of technological advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace flight to the moon -- Fiction
653 _aCold War -- Fiction
653 _aNuclear weapons -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65668
999 _c106490
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