Project Gutenberg 2010-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 207 Morehart, Malcolm B. Morehart, Malcolm B., Jr. Restricted Tool Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Restricted Tool" by Malcolm B. Morehart, Jr. is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around Richard Clark, who stumbles upon a mysterious gadget that possesses extraordinary powers, challenging the very fabric of human understanding and progress. The story explores themes of technological responsibility and the unforeseen implications of advanced science through the lens of interplanetary interactions and regulations. In the tale, Richard Clark, while hunting in a canyon, discovers a peculiar device that defies gravity. His encounter with two alien beings—who inform him that the device is categorized as “restricted” due to its potential for mass destruction—leads him to a moral quandary about its future use. Although the aliens initially want him to surrender the tool, they also express faith in his judgment. As Clark experiments with the gadget, he realizes its dangerous implications for warfare. However, when he is abruptly transported into the future, he learns that such technology has already become commonplace, leading him to confront his preconceptions about progress and power. Ultimately, he finds himself questioning his understanding of innovation and its application in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32631/32631-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 40571 2025-06-13T10:29:32.727445 text/html 36785 2021-01-06T16:38:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 127901 2021-01-06T16:38:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 135150 2025-06-13T10:29:34.796420 application/epub+zip 133981 2025-06-13T10:29:33.294408 application/epub+zip 55868 2025-06-13T10:29:32.996408 application/epub+zip 166921 2025-06-13T10:29:36.094374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159967 2025-06-13T10:29:34.502387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82212 2022-09-15T05:39:02.221437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32773 2025-06-13T10:29:32.579387 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32657 2021-01-06T16:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13100 2021-01-06T16:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18900 2025-06-13T10:29:36.231407 application/rdf+xml 21623 2025-06-13T10:29:33.072427 image/jpeg 3988 2025-06-13T10:29:33.033406 image/jpeg 128897 2025-06-13T10:29:32.739448 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