Project Gutenberg 2022-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 107 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Alfred, Newton H. 1900 1963 Beam Pirate $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1944. Venus Equilateral Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beam Pirate" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the high-stakes competition between two interplanetary corporations over control of a solar power transmission technology. Set against a backdrop of intricate space communication systems and corporate intrigue, the narrative explores themes of technological innovation, corporate rivalry, and moral dilemmas in an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. The plot follows Mark Kingman, an attorney for Terran Electric, who is embroiled in a fierce struggle against Venus Equilateral, a company that holds a monopoly on solar beam transmission. Kingman grapples with both technological challenges, such as the obstructive Channing Layer, which hinders power transmission, and the manipulative tactics of stock market piracy. As Kingman plots to regain dominance and secure his company's future, the narrative unfolds with clever strategic moves, unexpected discoveries, and moral questions about the lengths one will go to for power and control. Ultimately, the story culminates in an intense clash of ingenuity and ethics as both companies vie for supremacy in the cosmos, making for an engaging and thought-provoking read. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220221142401smith 1944 US Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Inventions -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction Stocks -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 113725 2025-06-27T05:08:08.868485 text/html 90802 2024-10-18T21:30:46 text/html 509670 2025-06-27T05:08:11.167493 application/epub+zip 510305 2025-06-27T05:08:09.327516 application/epub+zip 105662 2025-06-27T05:08:09.071481 application/epub+zip 491897 2025-06-27T05:08:12.671453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483994 2025-06-27T05:08:10.947498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149767 2022-09-30T15:46:42.843715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105050 2025-06-27T05:08:08.661489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85174 2024-10-18T21:30:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17726 2025-06-27T05:08:12.797451 application/rdf+xml 28753 2025-06-27T05:08:09.169467 image/jpeg 4791 2025-06-27T05:08:09.119486 image/jpeg 468192 2025-06-27T05:08:08.890500 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