Project Gutenberg 2007-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 81 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Schelling, George 1938 Schelling, George Luther Schelling, George L. Schelling With No Strings Attached Published in Analog, February 1963. Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "With No Strings Attached" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of innovation, deception, and the complexities of human belief in technology, focusing on a revolutionary power source created by a mysterious inventor. Set against the backdrop of a military environment, it depicts the intersection of scientific advancement and societal skepticism. The story centers around Richard Thorn, a scientist with North American Carbide & Metals, who learns about an enigmatic device known as the Black Suitcase, developed by an inventor named Sorensen. This suitcase is claimed to generate an extraordinary amount of power, leading to a contract negotiation with the Navy. Despite initial skepticism, Thorn discovers that the suitcase contains a hydrogen fusion device disguised as a battery, revealing Sorensen’s clever strategy to gain credibility for his groundbreaking invention. The narrative unfolds as Thorn navigates the delicate balance of belief and truth in technological advancement, ultimately leading to questions about the nature of innovation and human understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 66275 66053 2024-10-10T07:13:25.784357 2023-09-10T10:01:15.025456 text/html text/html 62063 2007-10-26T14:44:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 119483 2007-10-26T14:44:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 201910 2024-10-10T07:13:31.790339 application/epub+zip 200473 2024-10-10T07:13:29.044339 application/epub+zip 82797 2024-10-10T07:13:27.761338 application/epub+zip 363079 2024-10-10T07:13:33.638375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352348 2024-10-10T07:13:30.806319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168300 2022-09-11T04:17:47.263421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57215 57120 2024-10-10T07:13:25.465339 2023-09-10T10:01:14.803433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57211 2007-10-26T14:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21958 2007-10-26T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21090 2024-10-10T07:13:33.767299 application/rdf+xml 14729 2024-10-10T07:13:28.305318 image/jpeg 3786 2024-10-10T07:13:28.032352 image/jpeg 198389 2024-10-10T07:13:25.796370 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia