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Title: Momentum
Original Publication: United States: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1951.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Momentum" by Charles Dye is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story centers around a tense confrontation between two men, Ballard and Walton, who are working on an asteroid to install navigational equipment. The narrative explores themes of greed, suspicion, and survival in the context of space exploration. In "Momentum," Ballard realizes that his partner Walton intends to kill him after discovering the valuable rotenite nuggets. Locked outside their ship, the "Minnow", with limited oxygen, Ballard must devise a way to get back inside before he suffocates. He faces various obstacles, including equipment failures and Walton's treachery, but his determination and ingenuity lead him to use the momentum of a heavy plate to break into the ship. Ultimately, Ballard survives and takes revenge by throwing the precious rotenite nuggets away into space, thwarting Walton's plans for wealth and leaving him to face the consequences of his betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dye, Charles, 1925-1960
EBook No.: 70347
Published: Mar 22, 2023
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction
Subject: Asteroids -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Momentum
Original Publication: United States: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1951.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Momentum" by Charles Dye is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story centers around a tense confrontation between two men, Ballard and Walton, who are working on an asteroid to install navigational equipment. The narrative explores themes of greed, suspicion, and survival in the context of space exploration. In "Momentum," Ballard realizes that his partner Walton intends to kill him after discovering the valuable rotenite nuggets. Locked outside their ship, the "Minnow", with limited oxygen, Ballard must devise a way to get back inside before he suffocates. He faces various obstacles, including equipment failures and Walton's treachery, but his determination and ingenuity lead him to use the momentum of a heavy plate to break into the ship. Ultimately, Ballard survives and takes revenge by throwing the precious rotenite nuggets away into space, thwarting Walton's plans for wealth and leaving him to face the consequences of his betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dye, Charles, 1925-1960
EBook No.: 70347
Published: Mar 22, 2023
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction
Subject: Asteroids -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.