Project Gutenberg 2022-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 112 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Swenson Trouble $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1946. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Trouble" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the complexities of human identity and the interactions between an engineer and his physicist alter ego, exploring themes of creativity and practicality within the realm of science. The narrative unfolds through the experiences of Tom Lionel, the consulting engineer who struggles with a split personality, leading to humorous and thought-provoking situations as both personas grapple with their conflicting approaches to problems. The plot centers on Tom Lionel, who awakes to find his life complicated by the presence of his physicist counterpart, who continuously interferes with his practical work. As Tom navigates his daily life, he becomes increasingly frustrated with his physicist self's impractical theories and expensive whims, such as the purchase of a mass spectrograph that Tom deems unnecessary. The tension escalates when the physicist uses the laboratory equipment to delve into fantastical experiments, including the study of poltergeist phenomena and attempts to harness antigravity. The two personalities engage in an ongoing "battle" of intellects, ultimately leading to a realization that their coexistence may be more beneficial than previously thought as they confront unexpected scientific challenges together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220312055217smith 1946 US Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Multiple personality -- Fiction Engineers -- Fiction Physicists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 87162 2025-06-27T06:21:46.569508 text/html 63690 2024-10-18T22:26:56 text/html 567480 2025-06-27T06:21:48.755482 application/epub+zip 567845 2025-06-27T06:21:47.056482 application/epub+zip 99644 2025-06-27T06:21:46.785511 application/epub+zip 612551 2025-06-27T06:21:50.200502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605196 2025-06-27T06:21:48.518515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137325 2022-09-30T18:15:34.945945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78955 2025-06-27T06:21:46.396524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59102 2024-10-18T22:26:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17813 2025-06-27T06:21:50.328473 application/rdf+xml 23817 2025-06-27T06:21:46.888491 image/jpeg 3923 2025-06-27T06:21:46.836481 image/jpeg 524107 2025-06-27T06:21:46.589514 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