Project Gutenberg 2016-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 79 Ellanby, Boyd Ellanbee, Boyd Ellamby, Boyd Doktor Chain Reaction Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chain Reaction" by Boyd Ellanby is a science fiction novella first published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The story revolves around a group of university professors who gather at a sanitarium to visit a colleague, Dr. Rothman, who has been committed after raising alarms about a potential catastrophic chain reaction due to a nuclear test. The narrative explores themes of mental health, scientific ethics, and the consequences of unchecked scientific experimentation. As the plot unfolds, the professors engage in a tense poker game that serves as a backdrop for their discussions about the impending test, which Rothman believes could lead to global annihilation. The story captures the internal struggles and dynamics between the characters, especially as they grapple with doubt and fear surrounding Rothman's calculations. With the clock ticking down to zero hour, the professors' various reactions to the potential end of the world reveal their true character and the weight of their scientific responsibilities. Ultimately, when the test concludes without disaster, Rothman's grip on reality is called into question, leaving the reader to ponder the thin line between genius and madness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 55004 55008 2024-09-21T11:44:49.337281 2023-09-22T08:48:46.738397 text/html text/html 51444 2016-02-20T17:06:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 379280 2016-02-20T17:06:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 420590 2024-09-21T11:44:51.280283 application/epub+zip 419509 2024-09-21T11:44:49.750260 application/epub+zip 82526 2024-09-21T11:44:49.518270 application/epub+zip 457182 2024-09-21T11:44:52.567259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449737 2024-09-21T11:44:51.056288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113391 2022-09-23T10:31:35.262566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48050 47955 2024-09-21T11:44:49.188276 2023-09-22T08:48:46.481335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47952 2016-02-20T17:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18283 2016-02-20T17:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18835 2024-09-21T11:44:52.694243 application/rdf+xml 23137 2024-09-21T11:44:49.587268 image/jpeg 4181 2024-09-21T11:44:49.552269 image/jpeg 380422 2024-09-21T11:44:49.354273 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 More titles under Boyd, Lyle Gifford