Project Gutenberg 2010-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 1430 Hauser, Heinrich 1901 1955 The Brain Produced from Amazing Stories October 1948. By Heinrich Hauser writing under the name Alexander Blade. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Brain" by Alexander Blade is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The narrative follows Dr. Semper Lee, a flight engineer and entomologist who is unexpectedly summoned to Cephalon, a mysterious new city in Arizona that harbors a massive mechanical brain referred to simply as "The Brain." As Lee navigates the intricacies of his new environment, he grapples with questions about the military's intentions for The Brain and his own connection to this advanced technology, which could be more powerful than the atomic bomb. The opening of the book introduces Lee as he embarks on an unusual cargo flight to Cephalon, accompanied by a flight engineer. He is perplexed by the urgency of the mission and the peculiar nature of his cargo—terminites—which leads to a series of questions about the purpose of the city. Upon arrival, Lee encounters a bustling atmosphere of scientists and military personnel, hinting at the city's hidden agendas. Shortly after, he learns about Dr. Scriven, the brain specialist who leads the project, and the ambitious goals connected to The Brain, including using it to enhance national security through an augmented understanding of both human and collective insect intelligence. As Lee settles into this strange new world replete with technological wonders, he is left to ponder his place and the impending ethical implications of creating such an immense force. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Artificial intelligence -- Fiction PR Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 364385 2025-08-13T09:05:24.891006 text/html 363959 2021-01-06T15:38:35 text/html 203467 2025-08-13T09:05:31.301047 application/epub+zip 208064 2025-08-13T09:05:26.813007 application/epub+zip 208064 2025-08-13T09:05:25.590023 application/epub+zip 346479 2025-08-13T09:05:34.793932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328784 2025-08-13T09:05:30.546958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304550 2022-09-15T04:58:12.439384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350543 2025-08-13T09:05:24.302080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350413 2021-01-06T15:38:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19089 2025-08-13T09:05:34.932941 application/rdf+xml 9755 2025-08-13T09:05:26.178004 image/jpeg 2687 2025-08-13T09:05:25.927974 image/jpeg 141452 2021-01-06T15:38:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 138297 2021-01-06T15:38:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 200952 2025-08-13T09:05:24.922035 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 de.wikipedia