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100 1 _aJones, Raymond F.,
_d1915-1994
245 1 0 _aHuman Error
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
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 If Worlds of Science Fiction April 1956.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-17
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Human Error" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the consequences of human mistakes in the context of advanced space exploration technology. It raises profound questions about human fallibility, the pursuit of perfection, and what it means to be human amid a world increasingly reliant on machines. The story unfolds after a catastrophic accident involving the first space station, known as the Wheel, which collides with a spaceship due to what is deemed pilot error. As a government investigation proceeds, Captain Frank West emphasizes the inherent dangers of relying solely on human pilots for complex space operations, lamenting the unpredictable nature of human error. In the wake of the tragedy, a new project, dubbed "Project Superman," is launched with the aim of creating a new kind of human—one who can perform tasks flawlessly, akin to a machine. However, as researchers delve deeper into the nature of error and human behavior, they find that the essence of humanity lies in emotional feedback—highlighting that human flaws, including emotions and errors, are fundamental to learning and growth. The climax reveals that the desire for a perfect, errorless man may overlook the critical importance of our emotional complexities, ultimately suggesting that the journey into space—and life itself—requires accepting our imperfection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
700 1 _aOrban, Paul,
_d1896-1974
830 0 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction April 1956.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32403
999 _c73249
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