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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMorehart, Malcolm B.
245 1 0 _aRestricted Tool
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1953.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-31
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Restricted Tool" by Malcolm B. Morehart, Jr. is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around Richard Clark, who stumbles upon a mysterious gadget that possesses extraordinary powers, challenging the very fabric of human understanding and progress. The story explores themes of technological responsibility and the unforeseen implications of advanced science through the lens of interplanetary interactions and regulations. In the tale, Richard Clark, while hunting in a canyon, discovers a peculiar device that defies gravity. His encounter with two alien beings—who inform him that the device is categorized as “restricted” due to its potential for mass destruction—leads him to a moral quandary about its future use. Although the aliens initially want him to surrender the tool, they also express faith in his judgment. As Clark experiments with the gadget, he realizes its dangerous implications for warfare. However, when he is abruptly transported into the future, he learns that such technology has already become commonplace, leading him to confront his preconceptions about progress and power. Ultimately, he finds himself questioning his understanding of innovation and its application in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1953.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32631
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