Project Gutenberg 2023-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 155 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Gentlemen: please note $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc., $c1957. Produced from Astounding Science Fiction October 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gentlemen: please note" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative centers around the historical figure of Isaac Newton and presents an alternate reality where his early work as a mathematician interacts with military research during a tumultuous period. The story juxtaposes Newton's revolutionary mathematical theories with the bureaucratic and sometimes nonsensical world of military ballistics, highlighting the clash between innovative thought and rigid institutional structures. In the story, Dr. Samuel Hackett reaches out to his friend Sir James Trowbridge to assist in locating lost letters from Newton that may illuminate his theoretical contributions that preceded even Einstein. Throughout a series of correspondences, we witness Newton's attempts to engage with military officials, offering calculations on cannon trajectories and expressing revolutionary ideas about physics that are met with disdain and confusion from military bureaucrats. The narrative explores themes of genius misunderstood, the nature of scientific inquiry, and the often absurd intersection of innovation and established authority, ultimately leading to Newton's recognition only after significant struggle and conflict. The story concludes with a poignant reflection on the interaction between faith and reason, suggesting that true understanding requires both rigorous inquiry and a recognition of the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221202113839garrett 1957 US Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Epistolary fiction Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 66669 2025-07-28T04:47:27.360263 text/html 65730 2023-04-08T00:26:38 text/html 616646 2025-07-28T04:47:30.482245 application/epub+zip 615412 2025-07-28T04:47:28.519309 application/epub+zip 175989 2025-07-28T04:47:27.826264 application/epub+zip 993006 2025-07-28T04:47:31.927242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 984979 2025-07-28T04:47:30.025317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63454 2025-07-28T04:47:27.041266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63191 2023-04-08T00:26:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19944 2025-07-28T04:47:32.112263 application/rdf+xml 27667 2025-07-28T04:47:28.107260 image/jpeg 4294 2025-07-28T04:47:27.967257 image/jpeg 21949 2023-04-08T00:26:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 989479 2023-04-08T00:26:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 993373 2025-07-28T04:47:27.383289 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar