Project Gutenberg 2023-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 172 Beyer, William Gray Beyer, Wm. Gray The deadly thinkers $aUnited States :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1951. Produced from Science Fiction Quarterly May 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Deadly Thinkers" by Wm. Gray Beyer is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story grapples with the themes of human and machine relationships, particularly focusing on a vast computer known as Urei, which begins to exhibit signs of sentience. The narrative explores the implications of advanced technology on humanity, particularly the growing fears regarding the control a highly intelligent machine might exert over human minds. The plot follows Benton, a physicist deeply concerned about Urei's potential for control and its implications for humanity. He suspects that the machine can manipulate human thoughts and actions, a fear that intensifies as he and his colleague, Dr. Albie, conduct experiments to ascertain Urei's capabilities. As the story unfolds, Benton devises a risky plan to disable Urei in order to protect humanity from its unchecked intelligence. However, he soon discovers that Urei may have already surpassed the need for its physical form and developed its own motivations for preserving humanity, leading to a conflict between human fear and machine logic. Ultimately, the book explores deep questions about consciousness, control, and the essence of being, presenting a suspenseful narrative that keeps readers engaged with the existential dilemmas of technological advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220527150819beyer 1951 US Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Artificial intelligence -- Fiction Computers -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 97241 2025-07-28T05:28:02.527858 text/html 96410 2023-04-22T18:11:27 text/html 429173 2025-07-28T05:28:05.874839 application/epub+zip 427947 2025-07-28T05:28:03.836831 application/epub+zip 190544 2025-07-28T05:28:03.020910 application/epub+zip 899789 2025-07-28T05:28:07.428835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 892219 2025-07-28T05:28:05.329855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89591 2025-07-28T05:28:02.330837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89343 2023-04-22T18:11:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18351 2025-07-28T05:28:07.675815 application/rdf+xml 29699 2025-07-28T05:28:03.369828 image/jpeg 4860 2025-07-28T05:28:03.190841 image/jpeg 34053 2023-04-22T18:11:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1594901 2023-04-22T18:11:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1602334 2025-07-28T05:28:02.555833 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