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 Project Gutenberg 2007-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 84 Raphael, Rick 1919 1994 A Filbert Is a Nut Produced from Astounding Science Fiction November 1959. Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Filbert Is a Nut" by Rick Raphael is a science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative revolves around the absurd concept of a patient in a mental institution reportedly creating an atomic bomb out of modeling clay. Through a blend of dark humor and satire, the story critiques the perception of sanity and genius, particularly in the context of the Cold War era's obsession with nuclear technology. The plot unfolds in a mental hospital, where the main character, Thaddeus Funston, engages in art therapy by molding clay. Unbeknownst to the staff, his creations take on a dangerous life of their own. After a nighttime explosion destroys the crafts building, military and scientific personnel become embroiled in an investigation to understand how a bomb was created in a seemingly innocuous setting. The narrative escalates as Funston is taken to a military testing facility, where he successfully replicates the explosion, leading to discussions about the nature of genius and insanity. Ultimately, the story culminates in a grand, ironic conclusion, reflecting the anxiety and absurdity of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 43070 43071 2024-10-10T08:59:33.973175 2023-09-10T11:24:51.847137 text/html text/html 39699 2007-11-22T12:08:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61644 2007-11-22T12:08:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 132732 2024-10-10T08:59:38.072164 application/epub+zip 131584 2024-10-10T08:59:35.734193 application/epub+zip 80676 2024-10-10T08:59:34.586183 application/epub+zip 224351 2024-10-10T08:59:39.643145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217643 2024-10-10T08:59:37.386167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140605 2022-09-11T06:10:45.259038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37320 37222 2024-10-10T08:59:33.711206 2023-09-10T11:24:51.681158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37229 2007-11-22T12:08:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14254 2007-11-22T12:08:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19780 2024-10-10T08:59:39.774149 application/rdf+xml 13218 2024-10-10T08:59:35.133168 image/jpeg 3603 2024-10-10T08:59:34.854183 image/jpeg 126943 2024-10-10T08:59:33.981181 application/octet-stream application/zip