Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 125 Harrison, Harry 1925 2012 Dempsey, Henry Maxwell Harrison, Henry Maxwell Brey, Charles Toy Shop Produced from Analog April 1962. Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction short story that was likely written in the early 1960s. This story explores themes of illusion, scientific curiosity, and the potential for unexpected breakthroughs in technology, focusing on the world of seemingly simple toys that may conceal deeper scientific principles. The narrative revolves around Colonel "Biff" Hawton, who becomes intrigued by a toy rocket ship that appears to defy the laws of physics through an impressive demonstration. The gadget is revealed to be nothing more than a cleverly rigged illusion using an invisible thread, yet it triggers a profound insight among several missile men who observe it. They come to realize that while the toy itself is a mere trick, there lies a fractional weight decrease that might hint at a groundbreaking discovery. The story ultimately suggests that innovations can sometimes emerge from unexpected sources, leading to significant advancements in technology and space travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 37196 37209 2024-10-10T06:16:53.952592 2023-09-10T09:21:09.982609 text/html text/html 33353 2007-10-12T05:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 108333 2007-10-12T05:58:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161719 2024-10-10T06:16:57.906586 application/epub+zip 160617 2024-10-10T06:16:55.665597 application/epub+zip 67828 2024-10-10T06:16:54.480589 application/epub+zip 287705 2024-10-10T06:16:59.497589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281771 2024-10-10T06:16:57.165606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87742 2022-09-10T16:07:16.108798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31280 31180 2024-10-10T06:16:53.698608 2023-09-10T09:21:09.820593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31196 2007-10-12T05:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12033 2007-10-12T05:58:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20223 2024-10-10T06:16:59.627559 application/rdf+xml 7619 2024-10-10T06:16:55.012584 image/jpeg 2138 2024-10-10T06:16:54.745593 image/jpeg 161055 2024-10-10T06:16:53.964604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia