Project Gutenberg 2009-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 128 Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) 1894 1972 Meek, Sterner St. Paul Poisoned Air Produced from Astounding Stories March 1932. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poisoned Air" by Capt. S. P. Meek is a scientific thriller written during the early 1930s. The book revolves around the urgent efforts of Dr. Bird and his companions as they confront a newly emerging and deadly form of gas that causes havoc at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, linked to a nefarious plot by a Russian chemist, Ivan Saranoff. The story combines elements of mystery, scientific exploration, and action against a backdrop of national security concerns. In "Poisoned Air," the narrative kicks off with a sudden outbreak of a deadly gas that afflicts members of the military at a testing ground. As Dr. Bird, a brilliant scientist, arrives at the scene, he teams up with a detective, Mr. Carnes, and some military personnel to uncover the cause of the poison. They discover that the fog contains a new form of oxygen—a dangerous compound that was deliberately released. With a determined effort, they work to treat the affected individuals and prevent further exposure, while facing off against Saranoff's forces. The plot unfolds with a mix of scientific investigation, personal struggle, and a race against time, leading to thrilling confrontations and unexpected alliances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 88114 2025-08-12T05:32:43.279647 text/html 84950 2009-06-08T10:50:02 text/html 163804 2025-08-12T05:32:47.268550 application/epub+zip 162624 2025-08-12T05:32:44.922533 application/epub+zip 94327 2025-08-12T05:32:43.848559 application/epub+zip 236866 2025-08-12T05:32:49.050516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229904 2025-08-12T05:32:46.659525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134595 2022-09-13T12:56:15.149715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80702 2025-08-12T05:32:42.991541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80635 2009-06-08T10:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19302 2025-08-12T05:32:49.175549 application/rdf+xml 10299 2025-08-12T05:32:44.375538 image/jpeg 2836 2025-08-12T05:32:44.101536 image/jpeg 96288 2009-06-08T10:50:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 30546 2009-06-08T10:50:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 158395 2025-08-12T05:32:43.291572 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