Project Gutenberg 2022-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 108 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Williams, A. (Arthur) Williams, Arthur Circle of Confusion $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1944. Plutonian Lens Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Circle of Confusion" by Wesley Long is a science fiction novel published in the early 1940s. The story delves into the themes of humanity's engineering capabilities and the consequences that arise from technological advancements, particularly focusing on the colonization and manipulation of Pluto, transforming it into a habitable world. The plot centers around John McBride, a Station Chief on Pluto, who faces a crisis when a reckless pilot, Sandra Drake, attempts to fly her ship through a man-made lens designed to project sunlight onto the planet. Her actions cause catastrophic events, leading to disruptions in the lens and threatening the lives of everyone on the planet. McBride must navigate the ensuing chaos, manage the fallout from her dangerous maneuver, and work with his team to restore order and safety while contending with the arrogance and recklessness of Drake, who ultimately seeks to prove her superiority in a male-dominated field. As they race against time to fix the lens and save their world, themes of gender roles, the consequences of hubris, and the fragility of civilization emerge throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220305044506long 1944 US Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Fiction Planets -- Environmental engineering -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 80680 2025-06-27T06:07:17.636634 text/html 57150 2024-10-18T22:14:47 text/html 620473 2025-06-27T06:07:19.712604 application/epub+zip 619305 2025-06-27T06:07:18.138667 application/epub+zip 86338 2025-06-27T06:07:17.853650 application/epub+zip 662805 2025-06-27T06:07:21.051627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655181 2025-06-27T06:07:19.479621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122633 2022-09-30T17:40:20.652023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72934 2025-06-27T06:07:17.476626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53029 2024-10-18T22:14:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17502 2025-06-27T06:07:21.180632 application/rdf+xml 27496 2025-06-27T06:07:17.968621 image/jpeg 4450 2025-06-27T06:07:17.906670 image/jpeg 620784 2025-06-27T06:07:17.658609 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