Project Gutenberg 2010-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 53 Coppel, Alfred 1921 2004 Gilman, Robert Cham Marin, A. C. Coppel, Alfredo José de Arana-Marini Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Galaxan, Sol Parsons, Philip B. Parsons, P. B. (Philip Brown) Turning Point Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Turning Point" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novella written in the early to mid-20th century. Set in a future where androids and humans coexist, the story delves into the complex dynamics of power, prejudice, and evolution. The central theme revolves around the struggle between human supremacy and the advancement of artificial intelligence, raising questions about identity and the moral dilemmas surrounding creation and control. The plot follows Director Han Merrick, who oversees the Creche, a facility producing androids in a world increasingly influenced by the anti-robot sentiments of the Human Supremacy Party led by the fanatical Sweyn Erikson. As Erikson arrives at the Creche to investigate, Merrick grapples with the fear of a violent uprising against androids. The narrative unfolds through tense dialogues, revealing Merrick's internal conflict about the ethics of android creation and control versus the threat posed by Erikson's prejudiced ideology. Ultimately, the story culminates in a catastrophic confrontation that results in the liberation of the androids, challenging the hierarchical norms of humanity and marking a significant turning point in the evolution of both species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32104/32104-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 56228 56226 2024-10-13T14:11:03.939755 2023-09-14T07:10:45.315319 text/html text/html 52522 2021-01-06T12:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 133512 2021-01-06T12:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130694 2024-10-13T14:11:05.910759 application/epub+zip 129575 2024-10-13T14:11:04.324772 application/epub+zip 82369 2024-10-13T14:11:04.124762 application/epub+zip 165852 2024-10-13T14:11:07.271729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158173 2024-10-13T14:11:05.624741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111337 2022-09-14T16:24:44.232742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49158 49054 2024-10-13T14:11:03.794771 2023-09-14T07:10:45.195318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 49025 2021-01-06T12:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19347 2021-01-06T12:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20725 2024-10-13T14:11:07.409740 application/rdf+xml 17006 2024-10-13T14:11:04.198752 image/jpeg 3024 2024-10-13T14:11:04.161775 image/jpeg 137538 2024-10-13T14:11:03.957768 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