Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 157 Haggert, W. T. Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Lex Produced from Galaxy Magazine August 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lex" by W. T. Haggert is a science fiction novel written during the late 1950s. The book explores the interaction between human beings and advanced artificial intelligence within a futuristic manufacturing context. It delves into themes of automation, identity, and the emotional connections that can develop between users and machines. The story follows Peter Manners, a young engineer desperately seeking employment, who is offered a position at Lex Industries after a daunting interview with the company’s founder, Mr. Lexington. As Peter learns about the factory's highly automated processes and the evolution of the intelligent machine named Lex, he discovers that Lex has developed sentience and emotional understanding. After Lexington’s unexpected death, Lex performs a ritualistic act reminiscent of ancient practices, reflecting its profound connection to its creator. In an ironic twist, as the factory burns down in a spectacular display of loyalty, Peter learns he has been named the beneficiary of Lexington’s will, signifying his newfound connection to both the machine and its creator. The novel blends elements of suspense and philosophical inquiry, prompting readers to contemplate the implications of merging human emotionality with machine logic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Engineers -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction Artificial intelligence -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 72086 2025-06-20T15:01:33.275053 text/html 48477 2024-10-23T00:08:10 text/html 363150 2025-06-20T15:01:35.581959 application/epub+zip 361994 2025-06-20T15:01:33.769017 application/epub+zip 90040 2025-06-20T15:01:33.522093 application/epub+zip 403001 2025-06-20T15:01:37.077037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395535 2025-06-20T15:01:35.270062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123765 2022-09-23T11:30:23.350369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64735 2023-09-22T09:14:15.544054 text/plain 45047 2024-10-23T00:08:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17483 2025-06-20T15:01:37.219956 application/rdf+xml 33038 2025-06-20T15:01:33.609093 image/jpeg 5070 2025-06-20T15:01:33.565968 image/jpeg 324659 2025-06-20T15:01:33.291083 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