Project Gutenberg 2016-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 224 Smith, Evelyn E. 1922 2000 Kossin, Sandy Kossin, Sanford Kossin The Princess and the Physicist Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1955 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Princess and the Physicist" by Evelyn E. Smith is a science fiction novella originally published in the mid-20th century. This whimsical tale explores themes of divinity, human curiosity, and societal roles, primarily set on the fictional planet Uxen, which has fallen under the influence of Earthmen. The story delves into the life of Zen, a god-like entity who must deal with the complexities of his supposed omniscience and the interference of Earth scientists coming to study Uxen’s culture. In the plot, Professor Kendrick, an anthropologist, and his assistant Dr. Peter Hammond arrive on Uxen to conduct research on the planet’s nuclear rituals, only to find themselves entangled in the politics of local royalty and the peculiarities of Uxen society. The pair unknowingly rent the crown princess, Iximi, as their maid to gain insights into the local culture. Throughout their humorous interactions, tensions arise as Zen, feeling overworked and overlooked, seeks to maintain his status while relishing in the opportunity to manipulate events from behind the scenes. The story satirically examines the dynamics of power and belief systems while revealing the characters' growth and the absurdity of their situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Scientists -- Fiction Princesses -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Gods -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 75738 2025-09-20T12:35:59.921510 text/html 52115 2024-10-22T23:50:11 text/html 424085 2025-09-20T12:36:01.874515 application/epub+zip 422919 2025-09-20T12:36:00.315487 application/epub+zip 91615 2025-09-20T12:36:00.099503 application/epub+zip 467691 2025-09-20T12:36:03.183515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459832 2025-09-20T12:36:01.659549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129345 2022-09-23T09:12:45.709938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67576 2025-09-20T12:35:59.762516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47690 2024-10-22T23:50:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18054 2025-09-20T12:36:03.313479 application/rdf+xml 24297 2025-09-20T12:36:00.169497 image/jpeg 4334 2025-09-20T12:36:00.134519 image/jpeg 385019 2025-09-20T12:35:59.940520 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