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100 1 _aTeichner, Albert
245 1 0 _aMan Made
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1960.
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-30
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Man Made" by Albert R. Teichner is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The book explores profound philosophical questions about identity, the nature of the soul, and what it means to be human in an age of advanced technology and body modification. Set in a future where individuals can replace their biological parts with synthetic ones, the narrative delves into themes of self-awareness, mortality, and the essence of humanity. The story follows Treb Hawley, an astronaut who experiences significant physical transformations through a series of surgical procedures after accidents during space missions. As he undergoes these transformations, Hawley grapples with the implications of losing his original biological parts and becoming predominantly synthetic. Through conversations with his doctor and philosophical musings, he contemplates the nature of his identity, leading to an exploration of the "Achilles' Ship" paradox: at what point does a replacement lead to the creation of a new entity? As the narrative progresses, Hawley’s journey culminates in a radical procedure that leaves him entirely composed of synthetic matter, challenging the boundaries between life, identity, and the soul, ultimately suggesting that he embodies a new form of human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aScience fiction, American
653 _aMedical fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1960.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24955
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