The Fourth "R" by George O. Smith
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"The Fourth 'R'" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel published in 1959. Five-year-old Jimmy Holden possesses a college-level education thanks to his parents' invention, an "Electromechanical Educator." When his parents are murdered by his godfather and guardian, Jimmy must protect the plans imprinted in his mind, escape his would-be killer, and survive alone in a world designed for adults. The story examines what happens when extraordinary intelligence meets childhood
vulnerability in mid-century American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Fourth "R" |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourth_%22R%22 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Artificial intelligence -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18602 |
| Release Date | Jun 16, 2006 |
| Last Update | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 610 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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