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100 1 _aGarrett, Randall,
_d1927-1987
245 1 0 _aWith No Strings Attached
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aPublished in Analog, February 1963.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-10-26
508 _aProduced by Louise Hope, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"With No Strings Attached" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of innovation, deception, and the complexities of human belief in technology, focusing on a revolutionary power source created by a mysterious inventor. Set against the backdrop of a military environment, it depicts the intersection of scientific advancement and societal skepticism. The story centers around Richard Thorn, a scientist with North American Carbide & Metals, who learns about an enigmatic device known as the Black Suitcase, developed by an inventor named Sorensen. This suitcase is claimed to generate an extraordinary amount of power, leading to a contract negotiation with the Navy. Despite initial skepticism, Thorn discovers that the suitcase contains a hydrogen fusion device disguised as a battery, revealing Sorensen’s clever strategy to gain credibility for his groundbreaking invention. The narrative unfolds as Thorn navigates the delicate balance of belief and truth in technological advancement, ultimately leading to questions about the nature of innovation and human understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aSchelling, George,
_d1938-
830 0 _aPublished in Analog, February 1963.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23198
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