Project Gutenberg 2009-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 99 Arthur, Robert 1909 1969 Cavat The Aggravation of Elmer Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Aggravation of Elmer" by Robert Arthur is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a young boy named Elmer, who possesses remarkable scientific abilities, causing both intrigue and trouble for the adults in his life. The story blends elements of humor and adventure, exploring themes of youth versus adulthood, and the unintended consequences of genius. The plot begins when Bill Rawlins, the protagonist, encounters an unusual traffic jam caused by a mysterious device created by Elmer, a thirteen-year-old boy genius from South America. Elmer’s invention, dubbed the "unhappen genii," has the power to stop all electric devices, leading to widespread chaos. As Bill learns more about Elmer's capabilities, he becomes eager to harness the boy's inventions for commercial gain. However, things take a chaotic turn when Elmer's experiments with anti-gravitation results in an explosion that sends his garage, and possibly himself, into unknown territory. The story culminates in a humorous yet cautionary tale about the dangers of recklessness in the pursuit of knowledge and the complexities of youthful ingenuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 41749 41758 2024-09-12T15:09:57.404322 2023-09-13T07:13:14.684160 text/html text/html 37803 2021-01-05T10:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 120933 2021-01-05T10:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 170393 2024-09-12T15:10:00.917287 application/epub+zip 168978 2024-09-12T15:09:58.767336 application/epub+zip 63130 2024-09-12T15:09:57.876324 application/epub+zip 276643 2024-09-12T15:10:02.514300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268707 2024-09-12T15:10:00.304350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133086 2022-09-13T16:16:47.395816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35087 34986 2024-09-12T15:09:57.178327 2023-09-13T07:13:14.501125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 34887 2021-01-05T10:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13658 2021-01-05T10:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18944 2024-09-12T15:10:02.654302 application/rdf+xml 13684 2024-09-12T15:09:58.267362 image/jpeg 3914 2024-09-12T15:09:58.048295 image/jpeg 172330 2024-09-12T15:09:57.418303 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