And there was light by Lester Del Rey

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.html.images 47 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.epub3.images 493 kB Send
to
kindle
email:
EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.epub.images 492 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.epub.noimages 162 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.kf8.images 974 kB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.kindle.images 967 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/70364.txt.utf-8 41 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70364/pg70364-h.zip 1.0 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Del Rey, Lester, 1915-1993
Title And there was light
Original Publication United States: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1951.
Note Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary "And There Was Light" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story explores the dark themes of morality and the dire consequences of technological advancements, specifically focusing on the use of a devastating new weapon that threatens to alter the future of humanity. It tackles the idea of making radical societal changes through control of population and the ethics surrounding such decisions. The plot centers around Johann Volcek, a scientist who has developed a revolutionary method of controlling nitrogen fission, which becomes a tool for enemy manipulation. As he prepares for a significant test, we are introduced to his wife, Stefanie, who is recovering from a recent loss and represents innocence amidst the chaos. When the test is executed, Volcek struggles with the implications of his work, which is designed to gradually sterilize the population in the West, effectively extinguishing a race. The Director of Centralia, who oversees this project, emphasizes the necessity of this action for achieving peace. However, as the test unfolds, a critical error occurs, leading to catastrophic consequences that force Volcek to confront the moral implications of his actions and the tragic loss of Stefanie's dream of motherhood, leaving readers to ponder the true meaning of progress and sacrifice in the name of peace. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Short stories
Subject Weapons -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 70364
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 85 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio