Project Gutenberg 2019-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 103 Wallot, Lee Hunter, Mel 1927 2004 Hunter Corbow's Theory Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Corbow's Theory" by Lee Wallot is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The plot centers around the innovative designs of rocket technology and interstellar travel, focusing on the challenges faced by two engineers, Bronsen Corbow and Mars Kenton, as they grapple with both personal conflicts and technological limitations in their ambitious quest to revolutionize space exploration. The story unfolds in a high-stakes laboratory setting on the moon, where Bronsen is determined to advance rocket design beyond the conventional interstellar drive reliant on the scarce fuel Carbolium. Despite pushback from his assistant, Mars, an experienced but embittered ex-astronaut, Bronsen proposes a radical new launch method likened to a rifled barrel to achieve greater speeds and efficiency. After a disastrous maiden flight of their prototype rocket leads to tragedy, the two men confront their egos and insecurities. In a climactic reconciliation, they discover the crucial design flaw responsible for the crash. With newfound collaboration, they succeed in launching a prototype, opening a promising future for space travel. The novella explores themes of ambition, redemption, and the intersection of innovation and experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Moon -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Physicists -- Fiction Laboratories -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 64135 2025-07-23T13:58:18.540520 text/html 60392 2019-05-23T13:16:08 text/html 245003 2025-07-23T13:58:20.246513 application/epub+zip 243860 2025-07-23T13:58:18.897589 application/epub+zip 91802 2025-07-23T13:58:18.693515 application/epub+zip 282856 2025-07-23T13:58:21.454488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275572 2025-07-23T13:58:20.051492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123770 2022-09-27T01:08:32.126204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57491 2025-07-23T13:58:18.431563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57715 2019-05-23T13:16:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19834 2025-07-23T13:58:21.582477 application/rdf+xml 26655 2025-07-23T13:58:18.770532 image/jpeg 4919 2025-07-23T13:58:18.732555 image/jpeg 402628 2019-05-23T13:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 22689 2019-05-23T13:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 405026 2025-07-23T13:58:18.553537 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