Project Gutenberg 2019-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 135 Cox, Irving E. 1917 2001 Cox, Irving England, Jr. Miracle by Price Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Miracle by Price" by Irving E. Cox, Jr. is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around themes of invention and personal relationships, exploring the idea of a brilliant yet misunderstood scientist, Dr. Edward Price, whose life’s work culminates in the creation of unconventional gadgets. The story is set against the backdrop of the beautiful and introspective setting of Yosemite, which enhances the characters’ internal conflicts and personal journeys. The plot unfolds through the correspondence of Walter Gordon, who reflects on his experiences with Dr. Price’s creations, particularly a machine known as the Transpositor and another device dubbed the Semantic-Translator. The story’s protagonist, Bertha Kent, is a botany teacher who grapples with her lofty ideal of love and self-identity, ultimately realizing that her expectations set her up for disappointment. As she navigates brief romance with the graduate physicist, Walt, she gains insights into herself and her desire for connection. The unexpected functionality of the Semantic-Translator, revealing deeper emotional truths, leads Bertha to confront and ultimately embrace her feelings, transforming her understanding of love and her sense of self. The resolution underscores how the machines serve not just as tools of experimentation but as catalysts for personal epiphanies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Inventions -- Fiction Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 49402 2025-06-23T11:26:03.767885 text/html 45653 2019-01-19T11:48:44 text/html 199449 2025-06-23T11:26:05.705877 application/epub+zip 198301 2025-06-23T11:26:04.140958 application/epub+zip 79484 2025-06-23T11:26:03.934889 application/epub+zip 233747 2025-06-23T11:26:06.989912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227350 2025-06-23T11:26:05.347945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108654 2022-09-26T16:40:53.817369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42540 2025-06-23T11:26:03.660937 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42798 2019-01-19T11:48:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20488 2025-06-23T11:26:07.131991 application/rdf+xml 24413 2025-06-23T11:26:04.007938 image/jpeg 4707 2025-06-23T11:26:03.971891 image/jpeg 174239 2019-01-19T11:48:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 16666 2019-01-19T11:48:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 175121 2025-06-23T11:26:03.775914 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