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100 1 _aSmith, George O.
_q(George Oliver),
_d1911-1981
245 1 0 _aCircle of Confusion
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aPlutonian Lens
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1944
500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-31
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"Circle of Confusion" by Wesley Long is a science fiction novel published in the early 1940s. The story delves into the themes of humanity's engineering capabilities and the consequences that arise from technological advancements, particularly focusing on the colonization and manipulation of Pluto, transforming it into a habitable world. The plot centers around John McBride, a Station Chief on Pluto, who faces a crisis when a reckless pilot, Sandra Drake, attempts to fly her ship through a man-made lens designed to project sunlight onto the planet. Her actions cause catastrophic events, leading to disruptions in the lens and threatening the lives of everyone on the planet. McBride must navigate the ensuing chaos, manage the fallout from her dangerous maneuver, and work with his team to restore order and safety while contending with the arrogance and recklessness of Drake, who ultimately seeks to prove her superiority in a male-dominated field. As they race against time to fix the lens and save their world, themes of gender roles, the consequences of hubris, and the fragility of civilization emerge throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1944
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aPluto (Dwarf planet) -- Fiction
653 _aPlanets -- Environmental engineering -- Fiction
700 1 _aWilliams, A.
_q(Arthur)
830 0 _aPlutonian Lens
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1944
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68208
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