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Title: Lost Art

Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1943.

Series Title: Venus Equilateral

Note: Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Lost Art" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novella written in the early 1940s. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic Mars, the story explores the rediscovery of advanced technology from an ancient Martian civilization, particularly focusing on a mysterious beam tower and a technical manual detailing its functions. The narrative delves into themes of technological evolution and the cyclical nature of knowledge, suggesting that breakthroughs in science can become enigmas for future generations. The plot follows two Terran characters, Barney Carroll and Jim Baler, as they uncover remnants of a lost Martian technology, initially mistaking it for an abandoned signal device. They excavate a beam tower that contains a complex electronic artifact linked to a manual filled with advanced mathematics and engineering principles. As they experiment with the technology, they accidentally harness its power and inadvertently create a series of citywide electrical disruptions. Despite their initial failures and humorous misadventures, their perseverance leads them to realize the device's potential as a method of transmitting electric power over vast distances. Ultimately, the story culminates in their understanding that while this technology could revolutionize energy distribution, the practicality of its use may be lost in translation to their own civilization, reflecting on the continuity of knowledge across time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981

Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974

EBook No.: 67923

Published: Apr 25, 2022

Downloads: 79

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Martians -- Fiction

Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction

Subject: Electrical engineers -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:67923:2 2022-04-25T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Orban, Paul Smith, George O. (George Oliver) en 1
2024-11-09T23:48:32Z Lost Art

This edition has images.

Title: Lost Art

Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1943.

Series Title: Venus Equilateral

Note: Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Lost Art" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novella written in the early 1940s. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic Mars, the story explores the rediscovery of advanced technology from an ancient Martian civilization, particularly focusing on a mysterious beam tower and a technical manual detailing its functions. The narrative delves into themes of technological evolution and the cyclical nature of knowledge, suggesting that breakthroughs in science can become enigmas for future generations. The plot follows two Terran characters, Barney Carroll and Jim Baler, as they uncover remnants of a lost Martian technology, initially mistaking it for an abandoned signal device. They excavate a beam tower that contains a complex electronic artifact linked to a manual filled with advanced mathematics and engineering principles. As they experiment with the technology, they accidentally harness its power and inadvertently create a series of citywide electrical disruptions. Despite their initial failures and humorous misadventures, their perseverance leads them to realize the device's potential as a method of transmitting electric power over vast distances. Ultimately, the story culminates in their understanding that while this technology could revolutionize energy distribution, the practicality of its use may be lost in translation to their own civilization, reflecting on the continuity of knowledge across time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981

Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974

EBook No.: 67923

Published: Apr 25, 2022

Downloads: 79

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Martians -- Fiction

Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction

Subject: Electrical engineers -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:67923:3 2022-04-25T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Orban, Paul Smith, George O. (George Oliver) en 1