Project Gutenberg 2016-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 110 Wolfe, Bernard 1915 1985 Schneider, Martin Self Portrait Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Self Portrait" by Bernard Wolfe is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around the intricate world of cybernetics, delving into themes of technology, morality, and human identity. The protagonist, Ollie Parks, navigates his role in a cutting-edge research facility, reflecting on the implications of advanced artificial limbs and the ethical dilemmas surrounding their development. In "Self Portrait," Ollie Parks is a cyberneticist working at the Institute for Advanced Cybernetics Studies (IFACS), where he leads a lab focused on creating artificial limbs. The narrative unfolds as Ollie is driven by the challenge of exceeding the biological functions of natural limbs. He faces various obstacles, including the ethical implications of his work, his relationships with colleagues like the enigmatic Len Ellsom, and the increasingly complex militaristic applications of cybernetic advancements. As the story progresses, Ollie grapples with his aspirations, peer pressures, and the haunting presence of past relationships, particularly with Marilyn, as he navigates a fragile balance between innovation and ethical considerations in a potentially dystopian future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Diary fiction Scientists -- Fiction Princeton University -- Fiction Cybernetics -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 82179 82186 2024-09-21T13:00:31.651015 2023-09-22T09:57:53.307870 text/html text/html 78907 2016-03-22T22:11:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 312178 2016-03-22T22:11:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 344573 2024-09-21T13:00:33.760990 application/epub+zip 344755 2024-09-21T13:00:32.070029 application/epub+zip 96796 2024-09-21T13:00:31.845002 application/epub+zip 387898 2024-09-21T13:00:35.210008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379976 2024-09-21T13:00:33.534013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132616 2022-09-23T13:09:39.556900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74039 73944 2024-09-21T13:00:31.471002 2023-09-22T09:57:53.073871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74261 2016-03-22T22:11:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29476 2016-03-22T22:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19730 2024-09-21T13:00:35.341981 application/rdf+xml 22044 2024-09-21T13:00:31.909995 image/jpeg 4064 2024-09-21T13:00:31.877002 image/jpeg 313382 2024-09-21T13:00:31.674998 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