Project Gutenberg 2008-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 68 Kallis, Stephen A. 1937 Kallis, Stephen A., Jr. Douglas The Untouchable Published in Analog, December 1960. Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Untouchable" by Stephen A. Kallis, Jr. is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around advanced scientific concepts involving a groundbreaking invention that allows a person to pass through solid objects. The story showcases themes of frustration and intrigue surrounding a mysterious device and the implications of its existence on security and the nature of reality. In the story, General George Garvers recounts a peculiar encounter with Henry Busch, a man who claims to be the bearer of an extraordinary invention created by his late friend, Dr. Hymann Duvall. This invention, a machine that enables individuals to phase through solid matter, poses significant security concerns for the military, leading Garvers to seek help from his friend, Max. However, the device turns out to be a double-edged sword; while it promises to enhance military capabilities, it becomes an untouchable mystery after a mishap leaves it in a state where it cannot be physically interacted with. As Garvers and Max confront the paradoxical predicament of wanting to analyze the device without being able to make contact, the narrative delves into the frustration of pursuing knowledge that remains just out of reach. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 40145 40153 2024-10-10T11:37:20.633136 2023-09-11T04:06:53.243882 text/html text/html 36960 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43465 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 112941 2024-10-10T11:37:24.918110 application/epub+zip 111645 2024-10-10T11:37:22.570128 application/epub+zip 109601 2024-10-10T11:37:21.332149 application/epub+zip 201939 2024-10-10T11:37:26.687094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165563 2024-10-10T11:37:24.187129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139308 2022-09-11T08:54:04.490253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31207 31110 2024-10-10T11:37:20.326140 2023-09-11T04:06:53.036006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31099 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 11972 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 31087 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11946 2021-01-03T05:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21843 2024-10-10T11:37:26.820101 application/rdf+xml 13739 2024-10-10T11:37:21.881143 image/jpeg 3590 2024-10-10T11:37:21.606137 image/jpeg 110689 2024-10-10T11:37:20.642152 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