Project Gutenberg 2016-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 142 Stamers, James Gray Solid Solution Produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Solid Solution" by James Stamers is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the lives of students at the Desert Institute, where they interact with the enigmatic Professor David Adam Smith, a leading scientist who has unique control over a process that allows the magnification of materials. The narrative explores themes of intellectual prowess, academic rivalry, and the quest for freedom through scientific discovery. The plot follows Morris, a student who, rather than being expelled along with his peers, finds himself part of a daring plan to escape Earth using an innovative method developed by Professor Smith. After a series of experiments involving a unique crystal conversion process, Morris and his expelled colleagues concoct a scheme to modify their surroundings and attempt a mass emigration to habitable planets. Complications arise as they uncover the dark secret behind David Adam Smith’s authority and his manipulation of knowledge. Ultimately, with the help of fellow students and captured scientists, they turn the tables on Smith, enabling their escape while securing their future beyond Earth, leading to a blend of adventure and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 59808 2025-09-20T14:30:03.034246 text/html 36310 2024-10-23T00:16:08 text/html 213576 2025-09-20T14:30:05.661306 application/epub+zip 212416 2025-09-20T14:30:03.451237 application/epub+zip 82912 2025-09-20T14:30:03.227224 application/epub+zip 251852 2025-09-20T14:30:07.778228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245319 2025-09-20T14:30:05.459204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116047 2022-09-23T13:37:26.594600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52645 2025-09-20T14:30:02.894227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32909 2024-10-23T00:16:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16611 2025-09-20T14:30:07.910296 application/rdf+xml 24509 2025-09-20T14:30:03.305213 image/jpeg 4282 2025-09-20T14:30:03.266217 image/jpeg 194064 2025-09-20T14:30:03.051223 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