Venus Equilateral

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Venus Equilateral

by George O. (George Oliver) Smith

EN·~12 hours

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Description

A lone relay station perched on the scorching surface of Venus becomes the lifeline for humanity’s fledgling interplanetary network. When a sudden burst of interference threatens to sever the tenuous link between Earth and its colonies, the engineers on Venus must race against time, improvising with the cutting‑edge radio technology of their era. Their problem‑solving ingenuity turns the harsh alien environment into a workshop of invention, showing how science and teamwork can keep distant worlds connected.

The story unfolds through crisp, hands‑on descriptions of the station’s equipment, the quirks of Venus’s atmosphere, and the personalities who keep the signals flowing. Listeners will be drawn into the tension of a near‑miss communication blackout and the clever tactics used to restore order. It’s a celebration of early space‑age optimism, where every technical hurdle becomes an adventure in human creativity.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~12 hours (733K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: The Prime Press, 1947,reprint 1949.

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2022-05-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George O. (George Oliver) Smith

George O. (George Oliver) Smith

1911–1981

A mid-century science fiction writer with a knack for engineering-minded ideas, he became known for stories that mixed radio, electronics, and speculative science. His work appeared widely in the pulp magazine era and helped shape the feel of classic American SF.

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