Project Gutenberg 2023-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 124 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The world-mover $aUnited States :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1950. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The World-Mover" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Les Ackerman, a scientist who unwittingly triggers a catastrophic nuclear explosion, which leads to his being caught between two alternate realities—one where he survives and one where he faces the consequences of his experiment. As he navigates these bizarre circumstances, he becomes the focal point for factions from both worlds that believe he holds the key to resolving their conflicts. At the start of the narrative, Les Ackerman is deeply engrossed in his research on a newly discovered transuranic element, Element X, when a nuclear incident propels him into a state of limbo, observing the chaos that ensues from the explosion he caused. Stranded between two realities, he witnesses the aftermath of the catastrophe, struggling to reconcile his existence with the fact that others perceive him as dead. The arrival of Tansie Lee introduces additional complexity, as she explains to him his critical role in the unfolding events and the necessity for his involvement to navigate the dual paths of existence stemming from his experiment. As he grapples with his newfound status, he also faces external pressures from various characters who have their own motivations regarding his fate and the fate of both worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220529044314smith 1950 US Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Time travel -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Physicists -- Fiction Transuranium elements -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 166292 2025-06-28T06:17:29.663519 text/html 165241 2023-05-21T07:12:14 text/html 694202 2025-06-28T06:17:33.422477 application/epub+zip 695151 2025-06-28T06:17:30.759561 application/epub+zip 196504 2025-06-28T06:17:30.124520 application/epub+zip 939196 2025-06-28T06:17:35.341470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 930150 2025-06-28T06:17:32.983529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154182 2025-06-28T06:17:29.287520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153930 2023-05-21T07:12:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19905 2025-06-28T06:17:35.470487 application/rdf+xml 28885 2025-06-28T06:17:30.388490 image/jpeg 5459 2025-06-28T06:17:30.256489 image/jpeg 57687 2023-05-21T07:12:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 990424 2023-05-21T07:12:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 997795 2025-06-28T06:17:29.694517 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