Project Gutenberg 2023-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 115 Gregory, Franklin 1905 1985 Gregory, F. L. (Franklin Long) Gregory, Franklin Long Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon A jar of jelly beans $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1960. Produced from Amazing Stories February 1960. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Jar of Jelly Beans" by Franklin Gregory is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. Set in a dystopian future in the year 2060, the book explores themes of overpopulation, genetic manipulation, and the boundaries of societal progress. It presents a world grappling with the consequences of its former growth, where a biochemist named Justin Weatherby devises a controversial method to control the population crisis by creating smaller humans to alleviate resource constraints." In the story, Justin confronts the dire consequences of a world facing resource depletion and rampant overpopulation, reflecting on his role as an advisor to the President of the United States amidst a failing space program. The narrative unfolds as he develops a plan to inject a hormone during pregnancy to ensure that children are born at dwarf stature, capable of living a normal life but consuming fewer resources. Throughout the book, Justin navigates political intrigues, family dynamics, and ethical dilemmas as he aims to sell his radical solution to a society on the brink of chaos. In the climax, the birth of his child becomes a pivotal moment that encapsulates his hopes and fears for the future, symbolizing not only a personal triumph but also a potential shift in society's approach to its existential crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231212104358gregory 1960 US Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Overpopulation -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 60740 2025-07-28T14:52:13.944710 text/html 36258 2023-12-29T16:51:57 text/html 420725 2025-07-28T14:52:17.433722 application/epub+zip 419494 2025-07-28T14:52:15.382677 application/epub+zip 169687 2025-07-28T14:52:14.485732 application/epub+zip 965298 2025-07-28T14:52:18.926690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 958298 2025-07-28T14:52:16.862696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53086 2025-07-28T14:52:13.789704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33275 2023-12-29T16:51:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16868 2025-07-28T14:52:19.083678 application/rdf+xml 24746 2025-07-28T14:52:14.906727 image/jpeg 4448 2025-07-28T14:52:14.696725 image/jpeg 1842497 2025-07-28T14:52:13.970685 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