Project Gutenberg 2012-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 108 Merwin, Sam 1910 1996 Merwin, Samuel Kimball, Jr. Ferrat, Jacques Jean Sprague, Carter Orban, Paul 1896 1974 The Final Figure Produced from Dynamic Science Fiction January 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Final Figure" by Sam Merwin, Jr. is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a gifted model-maker, Angus MacReedy, whose incredible ability to foresee and craft miniature representations of future military weapons sparks interest and concern among military officials. The narrative explores themes of foresight in warfare, the intersection of creativity and duty, and the implications of possessing knowledge that could alter the course of conflict in a tension-filled world. The plot follows General Wales, who discovers the remarkable accuracy of MacReedy's models, particularly a miniature of a crucial weapon that has not yet been publicly disclosed. Alarmed by the implications of such prophetic talent falling into the wrong hands, Wales attempts to leverage MacReedy's abilities for national security while grappling with ethical dilemmas about personal freedom and responsibility. As the story progresses, it reveals a world where imagination can dictate reality, culminating in a chilling twist that underscores the value of knowledge and the price of innovation—both for the individual and society. Ultimately, the narrative questions whether foresight can truly predict the future or if it merely shapes the pathways to the inevitable. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41062/41062-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Ordnance -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 75186 2025-07-16T14:28:36.246338 text/html 52126 2024-10-23T11:27:45 text/html 241837 2025-07-16T14:28:38.367296 application/epub+zip 240517 2025-07-16T14:28:36.736323 application/epub+zip 97560 2025-07-16T14:28:36.483305 application/epub+zip 282371 2025-07-16T14:28:39.694290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274248 2025-07-16T14:28:38.111294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131480 2022-09-18T18:28:18.878397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66399 2023-09-18T04:48:14.239754 text/plain 46598 2024-10-23T11:27:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17215 2025-07-16T14:28:39.820265 application/rdf+xml 34959 2025-07-16T14:28:36.548301 image/jpeg 5798 2025-07-16T14:28:36.516295 image/jpeg 222155 2025-07-16T14:28:36.260289 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