Project Gutenberg 2008-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 261 Godwin, Tom 1915 1980 Godwin, Thomas William The Nothing Equation Produced from Amazing Stories December 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Nothing Equation" by Tom Godwin is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story centers on a lone attendant, Green, who is stationed in a small observation bubble positioned ten thousand light-years beyond the galaxy’s outermost sun. The narrative explores themes of isolation, psychological terror, and the existential threat posed by the vast emptiness of space, which is portrayed as a malevolent force. In the plot, Green is tasked with observing data in this bubble after previous attendants have experienced terrifying episodes resulting in insanity or death. As he spends time alone in the bubble, he becomes increasingly aware of an intangible yet oppressive presence he refers to as "Nothing," which seems to haunt the space surrounding him. His fears escalate as he discovers structural weaknesses in the bubble that could lead to catastrophic failure. Struggling with his sanity, he isolates himself further, believing that hiding from this unseen threat is his only chance at survival. Ultimately, the story culminates in an eerie reflection on the nature of fear and the unknown, leaving the reader with questions about the reality of the threats lurking in the void of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction, American Short stories, American PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 43671 2025-06-10T13:39:37.874299 text/html 39685 2021-01-03T16:44:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 97777 2021-01-03T16:44:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 166230 2025-06-10T13:39:42.210183 application/epub+zip 164987 2025-06-10T13:39:39.797180 application/epub+zip 83234 2025-06-10T13:39:38.540207 application/epub+zip 353973 2025-06-10T13:39:43.996218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346804 2025-06-10T13:39:41.444193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152074 2022-09-12T05:13:19.459637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37721 2025-06-10T13:39:37.601183 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37592 2021-01-03T16:44:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14050 2021-01-03T16:44:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19185 2025-06-10T13:39:44.138187 application/rdf+xml 13717 2025-06-10T13:39:39.100204 image/jpeg 3612 2025-06-10T13:39:38.817195 image/jpeg 165318 2025-06-10T13:39:37.888219 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 en.wikipedia