Project Gutenberg 2007-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 118 Clinton, Ed M. 1926 2006 Clinton, E. M. Clinton, Edwin M. Untechnological Employment Produced from Analog Science Fact · Science Fiction November 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Untechnological Employment" by Ed M. Clinton Jr. is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative is centered around themes of bureaucracy and the challenges of technological advancements, particularly in the context of space exploration. It explores how external pressures may influence decision-making within governmental and military institutions. The story unfolds through a series of telegram exchanges among military officials and the White House regarding the delays in moon launches caused by bad weather. As the countdown for a significant launch draws near, political considerations become entangled with operational realities, revealing the tensions between technological capabilities and the expectations of political figures. The narrative highlights the absurdities and complexities of bureaucracy, especially in dealing with crises, culminating in an ironic twist regarding weather control and the motivations underlying decision-making in a high-stakes environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Epistolary fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 29126 2025-08-09T13:55:03.340304 text/html 25189 2007-10-22T08:43:08 text/html 129356 2025-08-09T13:55:04.772309 application/epub+zip 128159 2025-08-09T13:55:03.670323 application/epub+zip 64762 2025-08-09T13:55:03.504304 application/epub+zip 100309 2025-08-09T13:55:05.766302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94508 2025-08-09T13:55:04.598333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61434 2022-09-11T04:07:42.330660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23558 2025-08-09T13:55:03.275302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23391 2007-10-22T08:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1077445 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 81111 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 37411 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 38793 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 41023 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 38286 2007-06-14T17:22:02 application/octet-stream 23389 2025-08-09T13:55:05.889295 application/rdf+xml 12633 2025-08-09T13:55:03.564298 image/jpeg 2047 2025-08-09T13:55:03.534349 image/jpeg 124444 2007-10-22T08:43:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 8517 2007-10-22T08:43:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 125213 2025-08-09T13:55:03.347312 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog