Project Gutenberg 2010-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 90 Coblentz, Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur) 1896 1982 Coblentz, Stanton Arthur The Cosmic Deflector Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Cosmic Deflector" by Stanton A. Coblentz is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story revolves around a groundbreaking invention that has the potential to alter gravity, leading to both monumental scientific promise and dire consequences. The plot explores themes of ambition, corruption, and the moral dilemmas faced by its protagonist, Dan Holcomb, as he battles a sinister group seeking to manipulate the Earth’s gravitational position for their own gain. The narrative begins with Dan's discovery of the Cosmic Deflector, which catches the interest of a powerful engineering firm but quickly leads him into a world of treachery. As corporate conspirators Hogarth, Wiley, and Malvine plan to use the Deflector to deflect Earth from its orbit in a scheme to establish global dominance, Dan finds himself kidnapped and held captive. With the help of his wife, Lucile, who ingeniously communicates through radio signals, they work together to thwart the Triumvirate's malevolent plot. The climax reveals a tense interplay between personal sacrifice and the survival of the planet, culminating in a heroic rescue and the restoration of Earth’s rightful orbit. Coblentz weaves a gripping tale of love, ingenuity, and the dangers of unchecked ambition within the framework of speculative science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32899/32899-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 70365 70369 2024-10-14T05:07:16.213125 2023-09-14T09:49:22.470548 text/html text/html 67221 2021-01-06T18:40:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 157138 2021-01-06T18:40:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169077 2024-10-14T05:07:18.372063 application/epub+zip 167939 2024-10-14T05:07:16.751046 application/epub+zip 95378 2024-10-14T05:07:16.477059 application/epub+zip 208162 2024-10-14T05:07:19.770061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200775 2024-10-14T05:07:18.105114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128507 2022-09-15T06:47:53.815028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62407 62311 2024-10-14T05:07:16.051080 2023-09-14T09:49:22.329522 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62210 2021-01-06T18:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24949 2021-01-06T18:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20069 2024-10-14T05:07:19.895082 application/rdf+xml 31753 2024-10-14T05:07:16.540095 image/jpeg 5208 2024-10-14T05:07:16.507094 image/jpeg 157281 2024-10-14T05:07:16.225140 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