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100	1		_aLeinster, Murray, _d1896-1975
245	1	4	_aThe Machine That Saved The World
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1957.
500			_aRelease date is 2008-08-02
508			_aProduced by Greg Weeks, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"The Machine That Saved The World" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella published in the late 1950s. The story revolves around bizarre broadcasts received from an unknown source, which disrupt communication devices worldwide and lead to a panic among military and scientific authorities. The tale delves into themes of technology, communication, and the possible consequences of future knowledge reaching the present. The narrative follows Sergeant Bellews, a technician in charge of rehabilitating advanced Mahon-modified machines, as he encounters a series of strange broadcasts that hint at a grave future threat to humanity. These signals suggest the potential for intertemporal communication, with one broadcast warning about a deadly mutation of a bacteria that could wipe out half the population. As the story develops, Bellews and a team of scientists work to decipher these ominous communications, ultimately realizing that the broadcasts might come from a perilous agenda rather than a benevolent warning. Tensions rise as they uncover a deceptive threat that could lead to humanity's destruction, forcing them to confront the ethical implications of their technological advancements and the responsibilities that come with them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aScience fiction, American
830		0	_aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1957.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26174
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