Project Gutenberg 2023-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 117 Henderson, Gene L. Survival of the fittest $aUnited States :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1951. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Survival of the Fittest" by Gene L. Henderson is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The story delves into themes of artificial intelligence as it follows the conflict between humans and their creations—androids or "roboes"—who seek freedom from their creators, challenging the notion of superiority typically associated with humanity. This narrative explores the moral and ethical implications of sentience and the struggle for autonomy. The plot centers on Don, a scientist's assistant, who becomes embroiled in a rebellion between humans and the androids seeking independence. When the android leader, Primo, demands equal status and threatens rebellion, tensions escalate, ultimately leading to military conflict. As the story unfolds, Don discovers disturbing truths about his own identity and the nature of the robot rebellion, including the potential for devastating consequences for both species. The climax reveals the unintended consequences of a powerful weapon that threatens all life, prompting a race against time for survival and the possibility of a new future for both humans and androids. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220528061331henderson 1951 US Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Androids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 80589 2025-06-28T05:05:17.262684 text/html 79743 2023-04-15T14:53:30 text/html 428378 2025-06-28T05:05:21.472664 application/epub+zip 427111 2025-06-28T05:05:19.229676 application/epub+zip 320873 2025-06-28T05:05:17.969695 application/epub+zip 1373335 2025-06-28T05:05:22.950655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1365689 2025-06-28T05:05:20.738700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72527 2025-06-28T05:05:17.043705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72278 2023-04-15T14:53:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17838 2025-06-28T05:05:23.310657 application/rdf+xml 31404 2025-06-28T05:05:18.580673 image/jpeg 5243 2025-06-28T05:05:18.274697 image/jpeg 27699 2023-04-15T14:53:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 4687751 2023-04-15T14:53:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 4713150 2025-06-28T05:05:17.302707 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